3.4 Fire detection and alarm system
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3.4 Fire detection and alarm system

Parent topic: Chapter 3 – Fire Safety

3.4.1 Detection

  3.4.1.1 An approved fixed fire detection system should be provided for the tank room and the ventilation trunk for tank room below deck.

  3.4.1.2 Smoke detectors alone should not be considered sufficient for rapid fire detection.

  3.4.1.3 Where the fire detection system does not include means of remotely identifying each detector individually, the detectors should be arranged on separate loops.

3.4.2 Alarms and safety actions

  3.4.2.1 Required safety actions at fire detection in the machinery space containing gas-fuelled engines and tank room are given in table 1 of chapter V. In addition, the ventilation should stop automatically and fire dampers are to close.

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