15A FIRE APPLIANCES - VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500 GT
15A.1.1 Fire appliances are to be of an approved type and should be provided to the minimum requirements listed in Table 1 and the specific requirements of 15A.2.
15A.1.2 Fire appliances provided in addition to those required by 15.1.1 should be of a type acceptable to the Administration.
15A.1.3 The location of concealed fire appliances should be clearly marked .
Table 1 - FIRE APPLIANCES - VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500 GT
1 |
PROVISION OF WATER JET - sufficient to reach any part of vessel |
1 |
2 |
POWER DRIVEN FIRE PUMP - engine or independent drive |
1 |
3 |
ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT POWER DRIVEN FIRE PUMP, POWER SOURCE AND SEA CONNECTION - not located in the same space as item 2 |
1 |
4 |
FIREMAIN & HYDRANTS - |
Sufficient to achieve item 1 with a single length of hose |
5 |
HOSES - with jet/spray nozzles each fitted with a shut-off facility |
3 |
6 |
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - portable, (accommodation and service spaces) |
1 within 10m of any position within an accommodation or service space |
7 |
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - for a machinery space containing internal combustion type machinery - the options are: (a) a fixed fire extinguishing system approved in accordance with the IMO Fire Safe Systems Code; and (b) (i) 1 portable extinguisher for oil fires for each 74.6kw power; or (ii) 2 portable extinguishers for oil fires together with either - 1 foam extinguisher of 45l capacity; or 1 CO 2 extinguisher of 16kg capacity |
7 (max) 2 + 1 |
8 |
FIREMANS OUTFIT - to include two approved breathing apparatus |
2 1 |
9 |
FIRE BLANKET - in galley |
1 |
Notes:-
1 A minimum of two breathing apparatus are to be provided. In vessels where stowage considerations do not allow the carriage of two apparatus, proposals to carry a single unit should be agreed with the Administration.
15A.2 Specific Requirements
15A.2.1 Provision of water jet
At least one jet of water, from a single length of hose , should be able to reach any part of the vessel normally accessible to passengers or crew while the vessel is being navigated and, any store room and any part of a storage compartment when empty.
15A.2.2.1 The power driven fire pump should have a capacity of -
2.5x{1+0.066x ( L(B+D) ) 0.5 } 2 m 3 /hour
where:
L is the length
B is the greatest moulded breadth
D is the moulded depth measured to the bulkhead deck at amidships.
When discharging at full capacity through 2 adjacent fire hydrants, the pump should be capable of maintaining a water pressure of 0.2N/mm 2 at any hydrant, provided the fire hose can be effectively controlled at this pressure.
15A.2.2.2 The second fire pump, which may be portable, should have a capacity of at least 80% of that required by 15A.2.2.1 and be capable of input to the fire main. A permanent sea connection, external to the machinery space, should be provided. "Throw-over" sea suctions are not acceptable.
15A.2.3.1 A firemain, water service pipes and fire hydrants should be fitted.
15A.2.3.2 The fire main and water service pipe connections to the hydrants should be sized for the maximum discharge rate of the pump(s) connected to the main.
15A.2.3.3 The fire main, water service pipes and fire hydrants should be constructed such that they will:
.1 not be rendered ineffective by heat;
.2 not readily corrode; and
.3 be protected against freezing.
15A.2.3.4 When a fire main is supplied by 2 pumps, 1 in the machinery space and 1 elsewhere, provision should be made for isolation of the fire main within the machinery space and for the second pump to supply the fire main and hydrants external to the machinery space. Isolation valve(s) should be manually operated valves fitted outside the machinery space in a position easily accessible in the event of a fire.
15A.2.3.5 The fire main should have no connections other than those necessary for fire fighting or washing down.
15A.2.3.6 Fire hydrants should be located for easy attachment of fire hoses, protected from damage and distributed so that a single length of the fire hoses provided can reach any part of the vessel
15A.2.3.7 Fire hydrants should be fitted with valves that allow a fire hose to be isolated and removed when a fire pump is operating.
15A.2.4 Fire hoses
15A.2.4.1 Fire hoses should not exceed 18 metres in length and, generally, the diameter of a lined hose for use with a powered pump should not be less than 45mm.
15A.2.4.2 Fire hoses and associated tools and fittings should be kept in readily accessible and known locations close to the hydrants or connections on which they will be used. Hoses supplied from a powered pump should have jet/spray nozzles (incorporating a shut-off facility) of diameter 19mm, 16mm or 12mm depending on fire fighting purposes. For accommodation and service spaces, the diameter of nozzles need not exceed 12mm. For machinery spaces and exterior locations, the nozzle size should be as to obtain the maximum discharge possible from two jets at the pressure referred to in 15A.2.2.1, from the smallest pump.
15A.2.4.3 Hydrants or connections in interior locations on the vessel should have hoses connected at all times. For use within accommodation and service spaces proposals to provide smaller diameter of hoses and jet/spray nozzles will be considered.
15A.2.4.4 The number of fire hoses and nozzles provided should correspond to the functional fire safety requirements but, be at least 3.
15A.2.5 Portable fire extinguishers for use in accommodation and service spaces
15A.2.5.1 The number, location, fire extinguishing medium type and capacity should be selected according to the perceived fire risk but one portable extinguisher should be available for use within a distance of 10 m from any location. A minimum of at least 3 portable fire extinguishers should be provided. As far as practical, the fire extinguishers provided should have a uniform method of operation and should be of an approved type and capacity.
15A.2.5.2 Portable fire extinguishers of carbon dioxide type should not be located or provided for use in accommodation spaces.
15A.2.5.3 Except for portable extinguishers provided in connection with a specific hazard within a space when it is manned (such as a galley), portable extinguishers generally should be located external to but adjacent to the entrance of the space(s) in which they will be used. Extinguishers should be stowed in readily accessible and marked locations.
15A.2.5.4 Spare charges should be provided onboard for at least 50% of each type and capacity of portable fire extinguisher onboard. When an extinguisher is not of a type which is rechargeable when the vessel is at sea, an additional portable fire extinguisher of the same type (or its equivalent) should be provided.
15A.2.6 Fire extinguishing in machinery spaces
15A.2.6.1 In a machinery space containing internal combustion type machinery fire appliances should be provided at least to the extent listed in item 7 of Table 1 - Fire Appliances.
15A.2.6.2 In a machinery space containing an oil fired boiler, oil fuel settling tank or oil fuel unit, a fixed fire extinguishing system complying with SOLAS regulations II-2/Part A should be installed.
15A.2.6.3 Portable fire extinguishers should be installed and the number, location, fire extinguishing medium type and capacity should be selected according to the perceived fire risk in the space. (Spare charges or spare extinguishers should be provided per 15A.2.5.4.)
In any case, portable fire extinguishers for extinguishing oil fires should be fitted:
.1 in a boiler room - at least 2;
.2 in a space containing any part of an oil fuel installation - at least 2; and
.3 in a firing space - at least 1.
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