Section 5 Fire-control plans
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Special Service Craft, July 2022 - Part 17 Fire Protection, Detection and Extinction - Chapter 4 System and Equipment Specifications - Section 5 Fire-control plans

Section 5 Fire-control plans

Parent topic: Chapter 4 System and Equipment Specifications

5.1 Description of plans

5.1.1 General arrangement plans are to be permanently exhibited for the guidance of the ship's officers, using graphical symbols that are in accordance with IMO Resolution A.654(16) – Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans – (Adopted on 19 October 1989), which show clearly for each deck the control stations, the various fire sections enclosed by steel or 'A' and 'B' Class divisions, together with particulars of:

  • the fire detection and fire-alarm system;
  • any sprinkler installation;
  • the fire-extinguishing appliances;
  • the means of access to different compartments, decks, etc.;
  • the position of the fireman's outfits;
  • the ventilating system, including particulars of the fan control positions, the position of dampers and identification numbers of the ventilating fans serving each section; and
  • the location and arrangement of the emergency stop(s) for pumps, and for remote closing the valves on the pipes from tanks, for fuel oil, lubricating oil and other flammable oils.

5.1.2 Alternatively, the details required by Pt 17, Ch 4, 5.1 Description of plans 5.1.1 may be set out in a booklet, a copy of which is to be supplied to each officer, and one copy is at all times to be available on board in an accessible position.

5.1.3 The plans and booklets are to be kept up to date, any alterations being recorded thereon as soon as practicable. Description in such plans and booklets is 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.

5.1.4 A duplicate set of fire-control plans or a booklet containing such plans is to be permanently stored in a prominently marked weathertight enclosure outside the deckhouse for the assistance of shoreside fire-fighting personnel.

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