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Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Additional requirements for ships carrying explosives.
Fire pumps.
PART VI.
GENERAL.
31. (1) Where any ship to which these regulations apply, other than a ship carrying more than 12 passengers, carries explosives of such nature or in such quantity as are not permitted to be carried in a passenger steamer by rule 10(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules, steam shall not be used for fire smothering purposes in any compartment containing explosives and in any such compartment containing explosives and in every adjacent cargo compartment there shall be provided a fire detection system complying with the requirements of regulation 41 or a smoke detection system.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation-
(a) "compartment" means all spaces contained between two adjacent permanent bulkheads and includes the lower hold and all cargo spaces above it;
(b) the whole of any shelter deck space not subdivided by steel bulkheads the openings in which can be closed by steel closing plates shall be considered as a single space; and
(c) where steel bulkheads with openings closed by steel closing plates are fitted, the enclosed spaces in the shelter deck shall be considered as part of the compartment or compartments below.
32. (1) In every passenger steamer to which these regulations apply which is required by these regulations to be provided with fire pumps operated by power, such fire pumps (other than any emergency fire pump) shall together be capable of delivering for fire fighting purposes a quantity of water, under the conditions and at the pressure specified in regulation 33 of not less than two-thirds of the quantity required to be dealt with by the bilge pumps provided in the ship in compliance with Part III of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Rules:
Provided that in any such ship the total capacity of the fire pumps for fire fighting purposes shall not be required to exceed 180 tons per hour.
(2) In every ship, other than a passenger steamer, to which these regulations apply which is required by these regulations to be provided with fire pumps operated by power, such fire pumps (other than any emergency fire pump) shall together be capable of delivering for fire fighting purposes a quantity of water, under