Section
1 General
1.1 Application
1.1.1 The
requirements of this Chapter apply to ships intended for fire-fighting
operations and are additional to those applicable in other Parts.
1.1.2 A ship
provided with fire protection and fire-fighting equipment in accordance
with these Rules will be eligible for an appropriate class notation
which will be recorded in the Register Book.
1.1.3 Requirements
additional to these Rules may be imposed by the National Authority
with whom the ship is registered and/or by the Administration within
whose territorial jurisdiction the fire-fighting ship is intended
to operate.
1.2 Classification and class notations
1.2.1 The
class notations which may be assigned are:
- `Fire-fighting ship 1 (total monitor discharge capacity
in brackets)',
- `Fire-fighting ship 2 (total monitor discharge capacity
in brackets)',
- `Fire-fighting ship 3 (total monitor discharge capacity
in brackets)',
- `Fire-fighting ship 1 (total monitor discharge capacity
in brackets) with water spray',
- `Fire-fighting ship 2 (total monitor discharge capacity
in brackets) with water spray',
- `Fire-fighting ship 3 (total monitor discharge capacity
in brackets) with water spray'.
1.2.2 The
notation Fire-fighting ship 1, Fire-fighting ship
2 or Fire-fighting ship 3 signifies that a ship
complies with these Rules and is provided with the appropriate fire-fighting
equipment described in Table 3.1.1 Fire-fighting equipment,
with the total discharge capacity of monitors in m3/h shown
in brackets.
1.2.3 The
addition of the words `with water spray' to the notations
referred to in Pt 7, Ch 3, 1.2 Classification and class notations 1.2.1 signifies
that a ship is provided with a water spray system, which will provide
an effective cooling spray of water over the vertical surfaces of
the ship to enable it to approach a burning installation for fire-fighting
purposes. The requirements for such a system are set out in Pt 7, Ch 3, 4.2 Water spray systems.
Table 3.1.1 Fire-fighting equipment
| Equipment
|
Fire-fighting ship
|
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
| Minimum total pump capacity,
m3/h
|
2400
|
7200
|
10 000
|
| Minimum number of water
monitors
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
| Minimum discharge rate per monitor,
m3/h
|
1200
|
1800
|
1800
|
| Minimum height of trajectory of jets
of monitors above sea level, metres
|
45
|
70
|
70
|
| Minimum range of monitor jets,
m
|
120
|
150
|
150
|
| Minimum fuel capacity for monitors,
hours
|
24
|
96
|
96
|
| Number of hose connections each side
of ship
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
| Number of fireman’s outfits
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
1.3 Surveys
1.3.1 The
arrangements and equipment referred to in this Chapter are to be examined
and tested under working conditions on completion of the installation
and, subsequently, annually.
1.4 Submission of plans
1.4.1 The
following plans and information are to be submitted:
- A general arrangement showing the disposition of all fire-fighting
equipment required by this Chapter.
- Details of major items of fire-fighting equipment such as pumps
and monitors, including their capacity, range and trajectory of delivery.
- A general arrangement plan showing the disposition of fire divisions
and their class.
- Detailed plans of the fire divisions and, where applicable, copies
of the certificates of approval for the insulating materials proposed.
- A plan of the construction of the fire doors.
- Plans showing the layout and capacity of the water spray system.
Where alternative arrangements to those specified in Pt 7, Ch 3, 4.2 Water spray systems are proposed, evidence is to be
submitted to satisfactorily demonstrate that an equivalent level of
protection from radiated heat is provided, including details of the
environmental conditions in which the ship is intended to operate, see
Pt 7, Ch 3, 4.2 Water spray systems 4.2.1.
- A plan of the seating arrangements for the water monitors.
- Particulars of the means of keeping the ship in position during
fire-fighting operations.
- A plan showing the fire pumps, the fire water main, the hydrants,
hoses and hose nozzles and the monitors together with particulars
of their delivery capability.
- Details of the fireman's outfits provided.
- Plans of any other fire-fighting systems provided.
1.5 Definitions
1.5.1 `A-60
standard' means a fire-resisting construction of steel or other equivalent
material, which is suitably stiffened and so constructed as to be
capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame for the complete
period of the one-hour standard fire test. It is to be insulated with
approved non-combustible materials, so that the average temperature
on the unexposed side will not rise by more than 139°C above the
original temperature, nor will the temperature at any one point, including
any joint, rise more than 180°C above the original temperature
within 60 minutes.
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