Section 7.8.6 Size of pumping and drainage arrangements
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Section 7.8.6 Size of pumping and drainage arrangements

  1 Pumping and drainage arrangements should be such as to prevent the accumulation of water on any such decks.

  2 In respect of scuppers and drainage pumps, the following should be complied with:

  • 1 when calculating the amount of water, the capacity of both the water spraying system pumps and required number of fire hose nozzles should be taken into account;

  • 2 the drainage system should have a capacity of not less than 125% of the capacity specified in paragraph 2.1 above; and

  • 3 bilge wells should be of sufficient holding capacity and should be arranged at the side shell of the ship at a distance from each other of not more than 40 m in each watertight compartment.


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