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[接上页] (6) In every ship of Class I a special alarm, operated from the navigating bridge or fire control station, shall be fitted to summon the crew. This alarm may be part of the ship's general alarm system but it shall be capable of being sounded independently of the alarm to the passenger spaces. (7) In every ship of Class I a public address system or other effective means of communication shall be available throughout the accommodation and service spaces and control stations. (8) In every ship of Class I, other than a post October 1994 ship, carrying more than 36 passengers- (a) each member of the fire patrol shall be provided with a two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus; (b) a general emergency alarm system shall be provided not later than 1 October 1997. The alarm shall be audible throughout all the accommodation and normal crew working spaces and open decks, and its sound pressure level shall comply with the standard developed by the International Maritime Organization*. The alarm shall continue to function after it has been triggered until it is manually turned off or is temporarily interrupted by a message on the public address system; and (c) the public address system mentioned in subregulation (7) shall also be available throughout open decks not later than 1 October 1997. (L.N. 410 of 1995)(9) In every post October 1994 ship of Class I- (a) each member of the fire patrol shall be provided with a two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus; (b) the public address system mentioned in subregulation (7) shall also be available throughout open decks; (c) where the ship carries more than 36 passengers, the detection alarms for the systems required by regulation 86 shall be centralised in a continuously manned central control station. In addition, controls for remote closing of the fire doors and shutting down the ventilation fans, shall be centralised in the same location. The ventilation fans shall be capable of reactivation by the crew at the continuously manned control station. The control panels in the central control station shall be capable of indicating open or closed positions of fire doors, closed or off status of the detectors, alarms and fans. The control panel shall be continuously powered and shall have an automatic change-over to standby power supply in case of loss of normal power supply. The control panel shall be powered from the main source of electrical power and the emergency source of electrical power as defined by regulation 46 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations (Cap 369 sub. leg.) unless other arrangements are permitted by those regulations, as applicable; and (d) the control panel mentioned in paragraph (c) shall be designed on the fail safe principle, e.g. an open detector circuit shall cause an alarm condition, as noted in paragraph (1)(b) and (c) of Schedule 11. (L.N. 410 of 1995)(10) In every post January 1994 ship of Class I, where a public space spans 3 or more decks by means of permanent openings and contains combustibles (such as furniture) and enclosed spaces (such as shops, offices and restaurants), the entire main vertical zone containing that space shall be protected throughout with a smoke detection system complying with the requirements (other than paragraph (1)(i)) of Schedule 11. (L.N. 410 of 1995) (Enacted 1991)___________________________________________________________________ Note: * This refers to the Code on Alarms and Indicators (《警报及显示器规则》) adopted by the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A.686(17). Cap 369Y reg 11 Firemen's outfits (1) Every ship of Class I shall be provided with- (a) 2 firemen's outfits and, in addition, (b) (i) 2 firemen's outfits for every 80 metres (or part thereof) of the aggregate of the lengths of all passenger spaces and service spaces on the deck which carries such spaces or, if there is more than one such deck, on the deck which has the largest aggregate of such lengths; (ii) every such outfit shall comply with the requirements of regulation 69; 2 such outfits shall include breathing apparatus of the air-hose type and the remainder shall include breathing apparatus of the self-contained type provided that where the air-hose of an air-hose type breathing apparatus has, in order to comply with paragraph (1) of Schedule 5, to exceed 36 metres in length a self-contained breathing apparatus shall be provided either in addition to or as a substitute for that air-hose type breathing apparatus; and (L.N. 410 of 1995) (iii) in ships carrying more than 36 passengers, 2 additional firemen's outfits shall be provided for in each main vertical fire zone. (L.N. 410 of 1995)(2) Two such firemen's outfits shall be available at any one storage position. At least 2 firemen's outfits shall be stored in each main vertical zone. (L.N. 410 of 1995) (3) In every ship of Class I carrying more than 36 passengers for each pair of breathing apparatus there shall be provided one water fog applicator which shall be stored adjacent to such apparatus. |