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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1387 – Revised Guidelines for the Approval of Fixed Water-Based Local Application Fire-Fighting Systems for Use in Category A Machinery Spaces (MSC/Circ.913) – (10 December 2010) - Annex – Revised Guidelines for the Approval of Fixed Water-Based Local Application Fire-Fighting Systems for Use in Category A Machinery Spaces - Appendix – Test Method for Fixed Water-Based Local Application Fire-Fighting Systems - 1 Scope

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 This test method is for evaluating the effectiveness of fixed water-based local application fire-fighting systems. The test method verifies the design criteria for vertical and horizontal grids of nozzles. The test method is intended to evaluate maximum nozzle spacing, minimum and maximum distance from the nozzle to the hazard, minimum nozzle flow rate and nozzle angle, if any, in addition to minimum operating pressure.

Parent topic: Appendix – Test Method for Fixed Water-Based Local Application Fire-Fighting Systems
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