Ships of Group
3.
Ships of Group
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Ships of Group 5: Fire pumps, hoses, nozzles, fire main, sea connexion, water service pipes and hydrants.
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to be supplied from another ship or from the shore to the fire main, and fixed provision shall be made to enable such a connexion To be used on the port side and on the starboard side of the ship.
PART III
SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER STEAMERS.
15. The Rules applicable to ships of Class VII, VIIA, VIII and VIIIA shall apply to ships of Group 3 as they apply to ships of Class VII, VIIA, VIII and VIIIA,
16. (1) The Rules applicable to ships of Class IX, IXA and X shall apply to ships of Group 4 as they apply to ships of Class IX, IXA and X.
(2) The Director may exempt any ship of Group 4 from any of the requirements of these regulations.
PART IV.
SHIPS OF GROUPS 5 AND 6.
17. (1) Every ship of Group 5 of 70 feet in length or over which is fully decked shall be provided with appliances in accord- ance with this regulation whereby at least one jet of water as required by these regulations can reach any part of the ship normally accessible to the passengers or crew when the ship is being navigated and any store room and any part of any cargo space when empty.
(2) Every ship referred to în paragraph (1) shall be provided with at least one fire pump operated by power.
(3) Each pump referred to in paragraph (2) shall be capable of delivering at least one jet of water from any fire hydrant, hose and nozzle provided in the ship and shall comply with the require- ments of regulation 32.
(4) Every such ship fitted with oil-fired boilers or internal combustion type propelling machinery shall be provided with an additional fire pump which shall be permanently connected to the fire main but which shall not be required to be operated by power.
(5) Each such additional fire pump and its source of power, if any, shall not be situated in the same compartment as the pump required by paragraphs (2) and (3) and shall be provided with a permanent sea connexion situated outside the machinery space.
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(6) If an additional fire pump required to be provided under paragraph (4) is operated by power it shall comply with the require- ments of paragraphs (2) and (3) and if it is manually operated it shall be capable of producing a jet of water having a throw of not less than 20 feet from nozzles provided in compliance with this regulation.
(7) Every ship referred to in paragraph (1) shall be provided with a fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, boses and nozzles which shall comply with the requirements of regulations 33 and 34.
(8) Every such ship shall be provided with at least one fire hose for every bydrant fitted in compliance with these regulations. (9) Every such ship fitted with oil-fired boilers or internal combustion type machinery shall be provided with at least one fire hydrant in each space containing such boilers or machinery.
(10) A spray nozzle shall be provided for every fire hose at every hydrant fitted in every space referred to in paragraph (9) in compliance with these regulations.
18. (1) Every ship of Group 5 of 70 feet in length or over which is fully decked shall be provided with at least one portable fire extinguisher in each of the passenger spaces above the bulk- head deck, and with at least two such extinguishers in each of the crew spaces and of the passenger spaces below that deck.
(2) At least one portable fire extinguisher shall be available for use in any galley.
19. (1) In every ship of Group 5 of 70 feet in length or over which is fully decked there shall be provided in any space contain- ing any oil-fired boiler, or oil fuel settling tank or oil fuel unit, one or more foam fire extinguishers each of at least 30 gallons capacity or carbon dioxide extinguishers each of at least 100 lb. capacity.
(2) The extinguisher or extinguishers referred to in paragraph (1) shall be sited so as to be readily accessible in the event of fire and they shall be sufficient in number to enable foam or carbon dioxide to be directed on to any part of the boiler room or spaces containing any part of the oil fuel installation.
(3) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be provided-
(a) 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; and
Ships of Group 5: Portable fire extinguish- ers.
Ships of Group 5: Machinery spaces contain- ing oil-fired boilers or oil burning equip Dent.
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