Ships of Group
7: Power to
exempt.
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(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 sball, 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 distri- bution, or alternatively an additional portable fire ex- tinguisher 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 there- of of such machinery, except that no more than six such extin- guishers 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 capa-
city: or
(8) one carbon dioxide fire extinguisher of at least 35 lb.
capacity.
(12) Every ship to which this regulation applies shall be pro- vided with at least one fireman's outfit which shall comply with the requirements of regulation 42, and which shall contain a brea- thing apparatus of the air hose type.
30. The Director may exempt any ship of Group 7 from any of the requirements of these regulations.
PART VI
GENERAL.
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31. (1) Where any ship to which these regulations apply. other than a ship carrying more than 12 passengers, carries ex- plosives 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 explo- sives 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 stcel closing plates are fitted, the enclosed spaces in the shelter deck shall be considered as part of the compart- ment or compartments below.
32. (1) In every passenger steamer to which these regula- tions 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
Additional requirements for ships
carrying
explosives.
Fire pumps.