Section
1 General
1.1 Application
1.1.2 Compliance with the requirements for fire safety of the National
Administrations in the area where the unit is located and/or the country in which
the unit is registered, is to be demonstrated by the issue of appropriate
certification in accordance with Pt 1, Ch 2, 1.1 Application.
1.1.6 For units containing drilling facilities, reference should be made to
the requirements of the 2009 MODU Code and the requirements of Pt 3, Ch 7 Drilling Plant Facility for fire safety and escape and evacuation facilities.
1.2 Submission of documentation
1.2.3 In addition to the requirements of Pt 7, Ch 1 Safety and Communication Systems of these Rules, when Lloyd’s Register (LR)
is authorised to carry out approvals of fire protection, detection and extinction
arrangements on behalf of a National Administration or the requirements of Pt 1, Ch 2, 1.1 Application of these Rules are applicable,
the plans and documents detailed below and required by Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.7, Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.8, Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.9 and Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.10 are to be submitted for approval, together
with all additional relevant information, such as the intended function of the unit,
the gross tonnage and the power of machinery.
1.2.4 The requirements for active and passive type fire protection systems are
to be clearly defined within the unit’s ‘Fire and Explosion Evaluation’ (FEE)
report, see
Pt 7, Ch 3, 2.4 Fire and Explosion Evaluation (FEE), and the requirements for means of escape,
evacuation and rescue are to be clearly defined within the unit’s ‘Escape,
Evacuation and Rescue Assessment’ (EERA), see
Pt 7, Ch 3, 4.1 General requirements. Both reports are to be submitted for
acceptance and in conjunction with the plans required below.
1.2.5 In the case of units with production and process plant, the FEE Report
required by Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.4, which is also supporting the preparation and
appraisal of information required in Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.8, Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.9 and Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.10, and the information required by Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.7, are to be submitted for review with full
details of the water deluge system and/or water monitor system as required by Pt 7, Ch 3, 3.4 Water deluge systems, water monitors and foam systems.
1.2.7 For fire protection, the following plans and documents are to be
submitted:
- A general arrangement plan showing escape routes, stairways and
fire compartmentation bulkheads and decks, including machinery spaces,
control stations, accommodation and service spaces, corridor bulkheads and
stairway enclosures. This should include details of the location of the
defined muster areas, life-saving appliances, Emergency Escape Breathing
Devices (EEBDs) and any other Emergency Breathing Apparatus and any defined
Temporary Refuge.
- A ventilation plan showing the ducts and any dampers in them,
and the position of the controls for stopping the system.
- A plan showing the automatic fire detection and fire alarm
system.
- A plan showing the location and arrangement of the emergency
stop for the fuel oil unit pumps and for closing the valves on the pipes
from oil fuel tanks.
- A plan showing the details of the construction of the fire
protection bulkheads, decks and deck heads and the particulars of any
surface laminates incorporated in them.
- Copies of the Certificates of Approval by National Authorities
in respect of all ‘A’ and ‘B’ Class fire divisions, non-combustible
materials and materials having low flame-spread characteristics, etc. which
are intended to be used.
- A general arrangement plan showing the purpose of each room or
compartment and the fire classification of the bulkheads, decks, deck heads
and doors of the accommodation and service spaces, control rooms and
machinery compartments.
- A plan showing the construction of the fire doors.
- A plan showing any proposed remote control system for closing
doors.
- A plan showing any proposed water sprinkler system.
- A plan showing the location and arrangement of the emergency
stop for the fuel oil unit pumps and for closing valves on the pipes from
fuel oil tanks.
- A plan of any proposed gas detection and alarm system.
1.2.8 For fire-extinguishing, the following plans and particulars are to be
submitted:
- A plan showing the layout and construction of the fire main,
including the main and emergency fire pumps, isolating valves, pipe sizes
and materials and the cross-connections to any other system.
- A plan showing details of each fixed fire-fighting system,
including calculations for the quantities of the media used and the proposed
rates of application.
- A general arrangement plan showing the disposition of all the
fire-fighting equipment, including the water fire main, all fixed
fire-extinguishing systems, the disposition of all portable and non-portable
extinguishers and the types used and the position and details of the
fireman’s outfits and any helicopter crash kits.
- A plan showing the layout and construction of hydrants, hoses
and nozzles including their material and type and the international shore
connections.
1.2.9 For fire-control, general arrangement plans are to be submitted:
- showing clearly for each deck:
- The control stations;
- The various fire sections enclosed by ‘H’ Class
divisions, see
Pt 7, Ch 3, 2.6 Fire divisions, spaces and equipment 2.6.2;
- The various fire sections enclosed by ‘A’ Class
divisions, see
Pt 7, Ch 3, 2.6 Fire divisions, spaces and equipment 2.6.1; and
- The fire sections enclosed by ‘B’ Class divisions,
see
Pt 7, Ch 3, 2.6 Fire divisions, spaces and equipment 2.6.3;
- together with particulars of the:
- Fire alarms;
- Detecting systems;
- Sprinkler/deluge systems (if any);
- Fire-extinguishing appliances;
- Means of access to different compartments, decks, etc.;
and
- Ventilating system, including particulars of the fan
control positions, the position of dampers and identification
numbers of the ventilating fans serving each fire section.
1.2.10 The general arrangement plans, as required by Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Submission of documentation 1.2.9, are to be permanently exhibited in all units,
for the guidance of those on board:
- Alternatively, the aforementioned details may be set out in a
booklet, a copy of which is to be supplied to each responsible person, and
one copy at all times is to be kept up to date, any alterations being
recorded thereon as soon as practicable.
- All descriptions in such plans and booklets are to be in the
official language of the Flag State. If the language is neither English nor
French, a translation into one of those languages is to be included.
- In addition, instructions concerning the maintenance and
operation of all the equipment and installations on board for the fighting
and containment of fire are to be kept under one cover, readily available in
an accessible position.
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