1969 Ed.] Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances)
Regulations.
[CAP. 281
H 31
45. (1) Fire appliances carried in any ship to which these regulations apply shall be maintained in good order and shall be kept available for immediate use at all times.
(2) All movable fire appliances, other than firemen's outfits, carried in compliance with these regulations shall be stowed where they will be readily accessible from the spaces in which they are intended to be used, and, in particular, one of the portable fire extinguishers intended for use in any space shall be stowed near the entrance to that space.
[Subsidiary] Availability of fire fighting appliances.
and exemp-tions.
46. (1) Where these regulations require that a particular Equivalents fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, shall be fitted or carried in a ship, or that any particular provision shall be made, the Director may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried, or any other provision to be made in that ship, if he is satisfied that that other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision, is at least as effective as that required by these regulations.
(2) The Director may, on such conditions as he thinks fit, exempt any ship constructed before the date of commencement of these regulations from any of the requirements of these regulations if he is satisfied that that requirement is either impracticable or unreasonable in the case of that ship.
47. [Had its effect]
FIRST SCHEDULE.
INTERNATIONAL SHORE CONNEXION.
[reg. 35.)
(1) The international shore connexion, as hereinafter illustrated, which is required by these regulations to be carried in the ship shall be in accordance with the following specification-
Outside diameter: 7 inches.
Inner diameter: 24 inches.
Bolt circle diameter: 51 inches.
Holes: 4 holes of ¾ inch diameter equidistantly placed, slotted to the flange periphery.
Flange thickness: 9/16 inch minimum.
Bolts: 4, each of ¾ inch diameter, 2 inches in length with eight washers.
Flange surface: flat face.
Material: any suited to 150 pounds per square inch service.
Gasket: any suited to 150 pounds per square inch service.
(2) (a) The connexion shall be constructed of material suitable for 150 pounds per square inch service. The flange shall have a flat face on one side, and to the other there shall be permanently attached a coupling which will fit the ship's hydrants and hose.
(b) The connexion shall be kept aboard the ship together with its gasket, bolts and washers.