fire extiguishers rules and reg

8/18/2019 FIRE Extiguishers Rules and Reg

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Portable extinguishers should complywith the minimum capacities required by the FireSafety Systems (FSS) Code:Water 9 litresFoam 9 litresPowder 5 !C"# 5 !

$a%imum wei!ht of a &portable'e%tin!uisher is set at # ! by the FSSCode


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• the extinguishers contain nosubstances that may be toxic

• the extinguishers are marked on thefre plan.


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• SOLAS Ch II- !eg "#.$. lea%es thetypes and numbers o& extinguishers'(here not other(ise specifed' to thesatis&action o& the administration.


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• A portable fre extinguisher re)uired &or a small spacemay be located outside and near the entrance to thatspace.

• *or ser%ice spaces' a portable fre extinguisher re)uired

&or that small space placed outside or near the entranceto that space may also be considered as part o& there)uirement &or the space in (hich it is located.

• I& the (heelhouse is ad+acent (ith the chartroom and hasa door gi%ing direct access to chartroom' no additionalfre extinguisher is re)uired in the chart room. ,he same

• applies to sa&ety centres i& they are (ithin the boundarieso& the (heelhouse in passenger ships


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• ,(o portable fre extinguishers' each ha%ing acapacity o& not less than kg o& dry po(der or

e)ui%alent' should be pro%ided (hen dangerousgoods are carried on the (eather deck' in openro-ro spaces and %ehicle spaces' and in cargospaces as appropriate. ,(o portable freextinguishers' each ha%ing a suitable capacity'should be pro%ided on (eather deck &or tankers.

• o portable fre extinguisher needs to be

pro%ided in cargo holds o& containerships i& motor%ehicles (ith &uel in their tank &or their o(npropulsion are carried in open or closedcontainers


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• number o& Class / extinguishers &or amachinery space o& category A should be t(o.In manned machinery spaces it is

recommended that extinguishers are placedso that no position (ithin the space is morethan "# metres (alk

• &rom an extinguisher.• *or other ships' the regulations make specifc• re)uirements as to minimum numbers and

spacing o& extinguishers


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• In periodically unattended machineryspaces' and machinery spaces other thanthose o& category A' an extinguisher

should be sited at' or ad+acent to' theentrance to such spaces ha%ing regard tothe possible need to attack a

fre &rom outside the space as (ell as &rominside. 0here the machinery space issmall the extinguisher may be locatedoutside the door rather than inside.


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• *oam extinguishers are considered superior &ordealing (ith Class / fres' ho(e%er' suitable drypo(der extinguishers may be accepted (herethere is also risk o& electrical fre.

• CO extinguishers should not be supplied i& theircomplete discharge (ould result in %apour releaseo& more than 1 2 o& the net %olume o& the space.

,he %olume o& CO shall be calculated at

#.1 m$3kg.• *or control rooms' (here Class A and C fre risks

exist' then dry po(der may be pre&erable to (aterand CO .


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• 1 0here oil fred auxiliary boilers' or other oil

fred appliances such as inert gas generatorsor incinerators' are contained (ithin the mainmachinery space o& motor ships' portableextinguishers suitable &or Class / fres

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should be located near to the fring plat&orm.It is recommended that t(o Class /extinguishers be a%ailable near to any oil &uelunits' ho(e%er' these need not be additional

to similar extinguishers already pro%ided inthe combined spaces to meet otherregulations


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• 0here oil fred auxiliary heatingboilers or other oil fred appliancesare located inside a space (hich isoutside the main category Amachinery space' that spacebecomes a machinery space o&

category A.


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• 0here separately enclosed puriferrooms are not ftted (ith a fxed freextinguishing system considerationshould be gi%en to the a%ailability o&a Class / extinguisher near the door


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• Su4cient extinguishers suitable &or usein high %oltage areas' e.g. CO or drypo(der' shall be located inside and atthe access to all spaces

• containing high %oltage 5up to " k67e)uipment


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• 8anual CO in+ection ports may be ftted to high%oltage s(itchboards ho(e%er' they must include aCO di9user and a robust means o& pre%enting arcproducts &rom escaping through the port.

• ,hey must also be located to pro%ide the moste9ecti%e protection o& the e)uipment including lo(

%oltage• sub-systems. 8anual CO in+ection ports pro%iding

direct access to li%e high %oltage e)uipment mustbe clearly marked: ; O, ,O /< =S = ,IL ?I@?

6OL,A@< >ISCO


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• on-portableD extinguishers are those (hichexceed the maximum mass o& a portableextinguisher' i.e. are more than $ kg. In generalthese are expected to be transportableD' i.e.ftted (ith (heels' ho(e%er fxed

• extinguishers may be accepted (here space islimited pro%ided the remainder o& this sectioncan be complied (ith. 135 litre extinguishers arenot required for spaces in cargo ships wherein allboilers contained therein are for domesticservices and are less than 175 kW.


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Charges• All portable and non-portable fre

extinguishers should be maintained bya ;Competent Person in accordance

• . ,he charges o& extinguishers' hould berene(ed i&' on checking' there is anyindication o& deterioration and in any

case at inter%als not exceeding themanu&acturerDs recommended li&e.


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• ,he number o& spare charges carried onboard shallbe in accordance (ith SOLAS Ch II- !eg "#.$.$'

taking into account charges (ill be re)uired to refllextinguishers used &or training purposes.

• Spare charges shall be provided for 1 ! of the"rst ten extinguishers and 5 ! of the remaining "re

extinguishers capable of being recharged on board.• #ot more than sixt$ total spare charges arerequired.

• %nstructions for recharging shall be carried on board.• &or "re extinguishers which cannot be recharged on

board' additional portable "re extinguishers of thesame quantit$' t$pe' capacit$ and number


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• Carbon dioxide extinguishers' and gasexpellant cartridges o& otherextinguishers' should be recharged orrene(ed i& the loss o& gas by (eightexceeds "# per cent o& the originalcharge' as stamped on the bottle or

cartridge' and the reason &or the lossin%estigated.


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• >ry po(der extinguishers may su9er&rom compaction (hen sub+ect to%ibration. It is recommended that atleast one should be discharged

annually and the retention o& contentschecked.

• 0here the retention is &ound to be in

excess o& "1 per cent o& the initialcharge' &urther extinguishers shouldbe discharged.


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8arking o& extinguishers•


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