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[接上页] (Enacted 1991)___________________________________________________________________ Note: * This refers to the Code on Alarms and Indicators adopted by the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A686(17). Cap 369W reg 4 Fire pumps, fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles (1) Every ship of Class I or Class II shall be provided with appliances whereby at least 2 jets of water can be supplied in accordance with the provisions of regulation 59(3)(a). (2) Every ship of Class I or Class II which is of 4000 tons or over shall be provided with at least 3 fire pumps operated by power and every such ship of under 4000 tons shall be provided with a least 2 such pumps. Each such pump shall be capable of delivering at least one jet simultaneously from each of any 2 hydrants provided in the ship and shall comply with the requirements of regulation 58. (3) (a) In every ship of Class I or Class II which is of 1000 tons or over the arrangement of the fire pumps, their sea connections and the sources of power for operating the fire pumps shall be such as will ensure that a fire in any one compartment will not put all the fire pumps out of action. (b) If in any such ship of less than 1000 tons a fire in any one compartment could put all the fire pumps required by subregulation (2) out of action, there shall be provided, in a position outside the machinery spaces, an independently driven power operated emergency fire pump and its source of power and sea connection. Such emergency pump shall be capable of producing at least one jet of water simultaneously from each of any 2 hydrants and hoses through nozzles which shall comply with regulation 60(4) while simultaneously maintaining a pressure of at least 2.1 bar at any hydrant in the ship.(4) In every ship of Class I and Class II there shall be provided a fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles which shall be so arranged that they comply with the requirements of regulations 59 and 60 when all watertight doors and all doors are closed in bulkheads constructed in accordance with regulation 88 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction)(Ships Built Before 1 September 1984) Regulations (Cap 369 sub. leg.). (5) Water from the fire main of every such ship carrying more than 36 passengers shall, as far as practicable, be kept immediately available by maintaining the pressure in the fire main or by providing an easily operable and readily accessible remote control system for the fire pumps. (6) In every ship of Class I or Class II at least one fire hose shall be provided for every hydrant which is fitted in compliance with regulation 59. (7) In every ship of Class I or Class II which is fitted with oil-fired boilers or internal combustion type propulsion machinery there shall be provided in each space containing such boilers or machinery at least 2 fire hydrants, one on the port side and one on the starboard side. In addition in any such ship in which there is access to the machinery space by way of a shaft tunnel, a fire hydrant shall be provided in the tunnel at the end adjacent to that machinery space. A nozzle shall be provided for every fire hose at every hydrant which is fitted in such spaces in compliance with this regulation. (L.N. 411 of 1995) (8) In every ship of Class I or Class II, dual purpose nozzles shall be provided for all hoses. (L.N. 411 of 1995) (Enacted 1991) Cap 369W reg 5 Portable fire extinguishers in accommodation and service spaces (1) In every ship of Class I or Class II there shall be provided on each deck a sufficient number of portable fire extinguishers for at least 2 to be readily available for use in every accommodation and service space between watertight bulkheads and bulkheads constructed in compliance with regulation 88 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction) (Ships Built Before 1 September 1984) Regulations (Cap 369 sub. leg.). At least one portable fire extinguisher shall be provided for use on each side of the ship in any area of enclosed accommodation and service spaces above the bulkhead deck. In addition at least one portable fire extinguisher and a fire blanket shall be provided in every galley provided that where the superficial deck area of any galley exceeds 45 square metres at least 2 such extinguishers and 2 such blankets shall be provided. (2) In every such ship at least one portable fire extinguisher shall be provided for use in each control station. (3) In every such ship there shall be provided in each special category space and cargo space intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion- (a) at least 2 portable extinguishers, suitable for extinguishing oil fires, for every 40 metres length of deck space, so arranged that at least one extinguisher is available on each side of the space and at least one extinguisher is available at each access to the space; and (b) 1 foam applicator complying with the requirements of Schedule 6; at least 2 such applicators shall be available in the ship for use in any such space. |