1969 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Regulations.
[CAP. 281
H 15
[Subsidiary]
(12) If the engine room and boiler rooms in any such ship are not entirely separated from each other by a bulkhead, or if fuel can drain from the boiler room into the engine room, the combined engine room and boiler room shall, for the purpose of this paragraph, be regarded as a single space.
(13) If a fixed fire smothering steam installation is fitted in compliance with the requirements of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (11) and steam is supplied only by water-tube boilers there shall be provided for the protection of the boiler room and spaces containing the oil fuel installation one foam fire extinguisher of at least 30 gallons capacity or a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher of at least 100 lb. capacity.
(14) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (11), (12) and (13) there shall be provided—
(a) in each boiler room, if the number of burners therein is five or more, one foam extinguisher of at least 10 gallons capacity or a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher of at least 35 lb. capacity and if the number of burners is less than five there shall be provided for each burner therein one portable fire extinguisher suitable for extinguishing oil fires;
(b) in each firing space, and in each space which contains any part of any oil fuel installation, at least two portable fire extinguishers suitable for extinguishing oil fires in addition to any such extinguishers which may be carried in compliance with sub-paragraph (a); and
(c) in each firing space, a receptacle containing at least 5 cubic feet of sand or other dry material suitable for quenching oil fires together with a scoop for its distribution or alternatively an additional portable fire extinguisher suitable for extinguishing oil fires.
(15) In every ship to which this regulation applies there shall be provided in any space containing internal combustion type machinery used for main propulsion, or having such machinery for auxiliary purposes, at least one of the fixed fire extinguishing installations required by paragraphs (11), (12) and (13).
(16) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (15) there shall be provided in any such space—
(a) one foam fire extinguisher of at least 10 gallons capacity or a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher of at least 35 lb. capacity; and
(b) one portable fire extinguisher for extinguishing oil fires for each 100 b.h.p. or part thereof of such machinery:
Provided that no more than six such extinguishers shall be required in any such space.
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