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[接上页] (2) (a) The parts of every such compressed air system which are subjected to air pressure shall be designed and constructed to withstand, with an adequate factor of safety, the maximum working stresses to which they may be subjected, and every air pressure pipe or fitting in such system, other than a pneumatic control system, shall, before being put into service for the first time, be subject to a hydraulic test suitably in excess of the maximum working pressure to which it may be subjected and be maintained in an efficient condition. (b) Means shall be provided to prevent overpressure in any part of any such compressed air system and, where water jackets or casings of air compressors and coolers might otherwise be subjected to dangerous overpressure due to leakage into them from air pressure parts, suitable pressure relief arrangements shall be provided. (c) Provision shall be made to reduce to a minimum entry of oil into any such compressed air system and to drain the system. Provision shall also be made to protect the system from the effects of internal explosion. (d) All discharge pipes from starting air compressors shall lead directly to the starting air receivers, and all starting air pipes from the air receivers to main or auxiliary engines shall be entirely separate from the compressor discharge pipe system. (Enacted 1991) Cap 369S reg 21 Cooling water systems In every ship in which cooling water services are essential for the running of the propelling machinery there shall be at least two means of operating such water services. (Enacted 1991) Cap 369S reg 22 Oil and gaseous fuel installations (1) In every ship oil fuel provided for use in boilers or machinery shall have a flash point of not less than 60 oC (closed cup test): provided that the Director may, subject to such conditions as he may impose- (a) permit any ship to use oil fuel having a flash point of not less than 55 oC in boilers, or oil fuel having a flash point of not less than 43 oC in internal combustion type machinery provided that the ambient temperature of the machinery space in which such fuel oil is stored or used is at least 10 oC below the flash point of the fuel oil, (b) permit the use of fuel oil with a flash point of less than 43 oC provided that it is not stored in any machinery space, (c) permit the use of gaseous fuel in ships designed for the carriage of liquefied gas if such fuel results solely from evaporation ofthe cargo carried.Nothing in this subregulation shall apply to fuel provided for use in a generator provided in accordance with regulation 45(4). (2) In every ship in which oil or gaseous fuel is used, the arrangements for the storage, distribution and utilization of the fuel shall be such that, having regard to the hazard of fire and explosion which the use of such fuel may entail, the safety of the ship and of persons on board is preserved. The arrangements shall comply at least with the following provisions- (a) oil fuel systems containing heated fuel oil at a pressure exceeding 1.8 bar gauge shall be in illuminated locations so that defects and leakage can be readily observed. Where it is impracticable to meet the requirements of this subparagraph the Certifying Authority may permit other arrangements; (b) oil fuel tanks shall be part of the ships structure and shall be located outside machinery spaces of Category A. When oil fuel tanks, except double bottom tanks, are necessarily located adjacent to or within machinery spaces of Category A at least one of their vertical sides shall be contiguous to the machinery space boundaries and, if practicable, they shall have a boundary common with the double bottom tanks. The area of the tank boundary common with the machinery space shall be kept to a minimum. Any oil fuel tank located within the boundaries of machinery spaces of Category A shall not contain fuel having a flash point of less than 60 oC. Where it is impracticable to meet the requirements of this subparagraph, the Director may permit other arrangements; (c) every oil fuel tank shall, where necessary, be provided with save-alls or gutters which will catch any oil which may leak from the tank; (d) oil fuel tanks shall not be situated directly above boilers or other heated surfaces; (e) oil fuel shall not be carried in forepeak tanks; (f) means shall be provided for the removal of water from fuel oil. Such means shall include the fitting of water drain valves to daily service tanks, settling tanks and, where practicable, to other oil fuel tanks. Where the removal of water by drain valves is impracticable water separators shall be fitted in the supply lines to propulsion machinery; (g) save-alls or gutters and screens shall be provided to prevent oil fuel that may leak under pressure from any pump, filter or heater from coming into contact with boilers or other heated surfaces; (h) every pipe connected to any oil fuel storage, settling, or daily service tank, not being a double bottom tank, which if damaged would otherwise permit discharge of the contents so as to cause a fire hazard, shall be fitted with a valve or cock which shall be secured to the tank to which it is connected and be capable of being closed from a readily accessible position outside the space in which the tank is situated; provided that in the case of any inlet pipe to such a tank, a non-return valve similarly secured to the tank may be substituted. In the case of an oil fuel deep tank traversed by any shaft or pipe tunnel, in addition to the valve or cock secured to the tank, a valve or valves may be fitted on the pipe line or lines outside the tunnel or tunnels to enable control to be exercised in the event of fire; |