1969 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Regulations.
[CAP. 281
H 17
[Subsidiary]
(a) a pressure water spraying system complying with the requirements of regulation 38;
(b) a fire smothering gas or steam installation complying with the requirements of regulation 39; or
(c) a foam fire extinguishing installation complying with the requirements of regulation 40,
and 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 room and boiler room shall, for the purpose of this paragraph, be regarded as a single space.
(9) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (8), there shall be provided-
(a) in each boiler room and in each space which contains any part of any oil fuel installation, at least two portable fire extinguishers suitable for extinguishing oil fires; and
(b) 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.
(10) In every ship to which this regulation applies there shall be provided in any space containing internal combustion type propelling machinery used for main propulsion or having such machinery for auxiliary purposes, at least one of the fixed fire extinguishing installations required by paragraph (8).
(11) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (10) there shall be provided in any such space one portable fire extinguisher suitable for extinguishing oil fires for each 100 b.h.p. or part thereof of such machinery, except that no more than six such extinguishers shall be required in any one space and that alternatively there may be provided two such extinguishers together with either-
(a) one foam fire extinguisher of at least 10 gallons capacity; or
(b) one carbon dioxide fire extinguisher of at least 35 lb. capacity.
(12) Every ship to which this regulation applies shall be provided with at least one fireman's outfit which shall comply with the requirements of regulation 42, and which shall contain a breathing apparatus of the air hose type.
30. The Director may exempt any ship of Group 7 from any of the requirements of these regulations.
Ships of Group 7: Power to exempt.