International share connexion. First Schedule,
Fire ex- tinguishers.
Second Scberbule. Third Schedule.
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(8) For accommodation and service spaces the diameter of the nozzles shall not be required to be greater than inch.
(9) Every spray nozzle provided in compliance with these regulations shall be capable of producing a water spray suitable for extinguishing cil fires and shall be provided in addition to any plain nozzle required by paragraph (2):
Provided that a dual-purpose nozzle capable of producing alternately such a spray and a plain water jet may be provided in substitution.
35. Any international shore connexion provided in compli- ance with these regulations shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the First Schedule.
36. (1) Non-portable foam and carbon dioxide fire extin- guishers provided in compliance with these regulations shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Second and Third Schedules, respectively.
(2) Portable fire extinguishers (other than carbon dioxide fire extinguishers) provided in compliance with these regulations shall, if they are of a type discharging Buid, have a capacity of not more than 3 and not less than 2 imperial gallons,
(3) Portable carbon dioxide fire extinguishers provided in compliance with these regulations shall have a capacity of not less than 7 lb. of carbon dioxide.
(4) Portable dry powder fire extinguishers provided in com- pliance with these regulations shall have a capacity of not less than 10 lb. of dry powder.
(5) Portable fire extinguishers of other types provided in compliance with these regulations shall be of not less than the fire extinguishing equivalent of a 2 gallon fluid fire extinguisher.
(6) Portable fire extinguishers provided in compliance with these regulations shall not exceed 56 lb, in weight in the fully charged service condition and shall be as portable as a 3 gallon fluid fire extinguisher.
(7) Portable fire extinguishers provided in compliance with these regulations for use in accommodation or service spaces of any ship shall so far as practicable have a uniform method of operation.
(8) Portable fire extinguishers provided in compliance with these regulations shall, subject to the limitations of paragraphs (2),
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(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), be constructed in accordance with the following specifications of the British Standards Institution-
Type of Extinguisher
Water type (Soda-acid) Water type (Gas-pressure) Foam type (Chemical) Foam type (Gas-pressure) Carbon dioxide
Dry powder
Specification Number
B.S. 138: 1948
B.S. 1382: 1948
B.S. 740; Part 1: 1948
B.S. 740: Part 2: 1952 B.S. 3326: 1960
B.S. 3465 1962.
(9) Where portable dry powder fire extinguishers are pro- vided in compliance with these regulations in either accommoda- Lion and service spaces or in machinery spaces their number shall not exceed one half of the total number of extinguishers provided in either of those spaces.
(10) Fire extinguishers provided for use in any ship to which these regulations apply shall not contain an extinguishing medium which either itself or when in use gives off gases harmful to persons.
(11) For the purposes of these regulations the capacity of any fire extinguisher other than a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher shall be taken to be the greatest volume or weight of extinguishing medium which it can contain when sufficient space is left to ensure the proper operation of the extinguisher.
(12) For the purposes of these regulations the capacity of a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher shall be taken to be the greatest weight of carbon dioxide which it can safely contain in a tropical climate.
(13) Every fire extinguisher provided in compliance with these regulations shall be kept fully charged at all times,
(14) A spare charge shall be provided for every portable fire extinguisher provided in compliance with these regulations, except that for each such fire extinguisher which is of a type that cannot readily be recharged while the ship is at sea, an additional portable fire extinguisher of the same type, or its equivalent, shall be pro- vided in lieu of a spare charge,
37. (1) Every fire bucket provided in compliance with these regulations shall be painted red and shall be clearly and per- manently marked with the word “FIRE”,
(2) Except in open ships every such fire bucket shall be kept filled with sand or water.
Fire buckets.
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