| (a) |
Patrols and detection. |
| (i) |
An efficient patrol system shall be maintained in all ships so that any outbreak of fire may be promptly detected. Manual fire alarms shall be fitted throughout the passenger and crew accommodation to enable the fire patrol to give an alarm immediately to the navigating bridge or fire control station. |
| (ii) |
An approved fire alarm or fire detecting system shall be provided which will automatically indicate at one or more suitable points or stations the presence or indication of fire and its location in any part of the ship which, in the opinion of the Administration, is not accessible to the patrol system, except where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administration that the ship is engaged on voyages of such short duration that it would be unreasonable to apply this requirement. |
| (iii) |
The ship, whether new or existing, shall at all times when at sea, or in port (except when out of service), be so manned or equipped as to ensure that any initial fire alarm is immediately received by a responsible member of the crew. |
| (b) |
Fire pumps and fire main system. |
The ship shall be provided with fire pumps, fire main system, hydrants and hoses complying with Regulation 5 of this Chapter and with the following requirements:
| (i) |
A Ship of 4 000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be provided with at least three independently driven fire pumps and every ship of less than 4 000 tons gross tonnage with at least two such fire pumps. |
| (ii) |
In a ship of 1 000 tons gross tonnage and upwards, the arrangement of sea connections, pumps and sources of power for operating them shall be such as to ensure that a fire in any one compartment will not put all the fire pumps out of action. |
| (iii) |
In a ship of less than 1 000 tons gross tonnage the arrangements shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. |
| (c) |
Fire hydrants, hoses and nozzles. |
| (i) |
The ship shall be provided with such number of fire hoses as the Administration may deem sufficient. There shall be at least one fire hose for each of the hydrants required by paragraph (d) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter and these hoses shall be used only for the purposes of extinguishing fires or testing the fire-extinguishing apparatus at fire drills and surveys. |
| (ii) |
In accommodation, service and machinery spaces, the number and position of hydrants shall be such that the requirements of paragraph (d) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter may be complied with when all watertight doors and all doors in main vertical zone bulkheads are closed. |
| (iii) |
The arrangements shall be such that at least two jets of water can reach any part of any cargo space when empty. |
| (iv) |
All required hydrants in the machinery spaces of ships with oil-fired boilers or internal combustion type propelling machinery shall be fitted with hoses having nozzles as required in paragraph (g) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter. |
| (d) |
International shore connection. |
| (i) |
A ship of 1 000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be provided with at least one international shore connection, complying with paragraph (h) of Regulation 5 of this Chapter. |
| (ii) |
Facilities shall be available enabling such a connection to be used on either side of the ship. |
| (e) |
Portable fire extinguishers in accommodation and service spaces. |
The ship shall be provided in accommodation and service spaces with such approved portable fire extinguishers as the Administration may deem to be appropriate and sufficient.
| (f) |
Fixed fire-extinguishing arrangements in cargo spaces. |
| (i) |
The cargo spaces of ships of 1 000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be protected by a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system complying with Regulation 8 of this Chapter. |
| (ii) |
Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administration that a ship is engaged on voyages of such short duration that it would be unreasonable to apply the requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and also in ships of less than 1 000 tons gross tonnage, the arrangements in cargo spaces shall be to the satisfaction of the Administration. |
| (g) |
Fire-extinguishing appliances in boiler rooms, etc. |
Where main or auxiliary oil-fired boilers are situated, or in spaces containing oil fuel units or settling tanks, a ship shall be provided with the following arrangements:
| (i) |
There shall be any one of the following fixed fire-extinguishing installations: |
| (1) |
A pressure water-spraying system complying with Regulation 11 of this Chapter; |
| (2) |
a gas fire-extinguishing installation complying with Regulation 8 of this Chapter; |
| (3) |
a fixed froth installation complying with regulation 9 of this Chapter. (The Administration may require fixed or mobile arrangements by pressure water or froth spraying to fight fire above the floor plates.) |
In each case if the engine and boiler rooms are not entirely separate, or if fuel oil can drain from the boiler room into the engine room bilges, the combined engine and boiler rooms shall be considered as one compartment.
| (ii) |
There shall be at least two approved portable extinguishers discharging froth or other approved medium suitable for extinguishing oil fires, in each firing space in each boiler room and each space in which a part of the oil fuel installation is situated. There shall be not less than one approved froth type extinguisher of at least 136 litres (30 gallons) capacity or equivalent in each boiler room. These extinguishers shall be provided with hoses on reels suitable for reaching any part of the boiler room and spaces containing any part of the oil fuel installation. |
| (iii) |
In each firing space there shall be a receptacle containing sand, sawdust impregnated with soda or other approved dry material, in such quantity as may be required by the Administration. Alternatively an approved portable extinguisher may be substituted therefor. |
| (h) |
Firefighting appliances in spaces containing internal combustion type machinery. |
Where internal combustion type engines are used, either for main propulsion or for auxiliary purposes associated with a total power output of not less than 746 kW, a ship shall be provided with the following arrangements:
| (i) |
There shall be one of the fixed arrangements required by subparagraph (g) (i) of this Regulation; |
| (ii) |
there shall be in each engine space one approved froth-type extinguisher of not less than 45 litres (10 gallons) capacity or equivalent and also one approved portable froth-type extinguisher for each 746 kW of engine power output or part thereof; but the total number of portable extinguishers so supplied shall be not less than two and need not exceed six. |
| (i) |
Firefighting arrangements in spaces containing steam turbines and not requiring any fixed installation. |
The Administration shall give special consideration to the fire-extinguishing arrangements to be provided in spaces containing steam turbines which are separated from boiler rooms by watertight bulkheads.
| (j) |
Fireman’s outfits and personal equipment. |
| (i) |
The minimum number of fireman’s outfits complying with the requirements of Regulation 14 of this Chapter, and of additional sets of personal equipment, each such set comprising the items stipulated in subparagraphs (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) of that Regulation, to be carried, shall be as follows: |
| (1) |
Two fireman’s outfits; and in addition |
| (2) |
for every 80 metres (262 feet) or part thereof, of the aggregate of the lengths of all passenger spaces and service spaces on the deck which carries such spaces or, if there is more than one such deck, on the deck which has the largest aggregate of such lengths, two fireman’s outfits and two sets of personal equipment, each such set comprising the items stipulated in Regulation 14(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this Chapter. |
| (ii) |
For each fireman’s outfit which includes a selfcontained breathing apparatus as provided in paragraph (b) of Regulation 14 of this Chapter, spare charges shall be carried on a scale approved by the Administration. |
| (iii) |
Fireman’s outfits and sets of personal equipment shall be stored in widely separated positions ready for use. At least two fireman’s outfits and one set of personal equipment shall be available at any one position. |
Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
