1969 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Regulations.
[CAP. 281
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[Subsidiary]
(b) a spray nozzle shall be provided for every hydrant fitted in such spaces in compliance with these regulations.
8. (1) Every ship of Group 2 shall be provided with-
(a) a sufficient number of portable fire extinguishers to ensure that at least one such extinguisher will be readily available for use in each of the passenger spaces above the bulkhead deck and with at least two such extinguishers in each of the crew spaces and of the passenger spaces below that deck; and
(b) in addition, at least one portable fire extinguisher in every galley.
(2) In every such ship at least one portable fire extinguisher shall be provided for use in each control station.
9. (1) In every ship of Group 2 of 1,000 tons or over there shall be provided a fixed fire smothering gas installation complying with the requirements of regulation 39 which shall be so arranged as to protect every cargo space.
(2) The Director may exempt any ship from the requirements of this regulation if he is satisfied that to require compliance therewith would be unreasonable on account of the short duration of the voyages on which the ship is engaged, or that the holds therein are provided with steel hatch covers and effective means of closing all ventilators and other openings leading to the holds.
10. (1) In every ship of Group 2 there shall be provided for the protection of any space containing any oil-fired boiler, oil fuel settling tank or oil fuel unit at least one of the following fixed fire extinguishing installations-
(a) a pressure water spraying system complying with the requirements of regulation 38;
(b) a fire smothering gas installation complying with the requirements of regulation 39; and
(c) a foam fire extinguishing installation complying with the requirements of regulation 40:
Provided that if the engine and boiler rooms are not entirely separated from each other by a bulkhead, or if fuel oil can drain from the boiler room into the engine room, the combined engine and boiler rooms shall, for the purpose of this paragraph, be regarded as a single space.
(2) In addition to the requirement of paragraph (1) there shall be provided-
(a) in each boiler room one or more foam fire extinguishers each of at least 30 gallons capacity or carbon dioxide fire
Ships of Group 2: Portable fire extinguishers in accommodation and service spaces.
Ships of Group 2: Fixed fire smothering arrangements in cargo spaces.
Ships of Group 2: Machinery spaces containing oil-fired boilers or oil burning equipment.