Watertight doors

 Aims
 Knows the requirements of watertight &
weathertight doors
 Objectives
 States the purpose of watertight doors
 Lists the categories of watertight doors
 Lists the regulations in relation to watertight doors
 Describes the constructional features of watertight
doors
 Describes a weathertight door
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 Some features
 Fitted on access openings on bulkheads bulkheads
 Number of such openings are to be kept to a
minimum compatible with design and as reqd for
the safe working of the ship
 Opening on bulkhead, to be framed & re-enforced
to ensure the structural strength of the bulkhead
is not compromised
 Doorway to kept as small as possible
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 Features of doors (contd)
 Simultaneous closure from a central console, to be closed in
60s when ship upright. (sliding type)
 Sliding doors to be closed against an adverse list of 15
degrees
 Door controls to be kept as close to the bulkhead as
practicable
 Power operated doors must have indicators at remote
position (bulkhead deck or Nav bridge)
 Doors that cannot be controlled from a central position must
be closed before the voyage commences, log entries to be
made, fitted with a device that prevents illegal opening
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 Features of doors
 Door to be located outside damage zone of B/5
 Shall have both power and manual controls, both
from a central control position and on either side
of the door (sliding doors)
 Alarms when closed by power remotely (sliding)
 Uniform rate of closure, in upright position
between 20 & 40 seconds
 To be supplied by an emergency source of power
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 Power operated doors can have either a
centralised hydraulic system, an independent
hydraulic system or an electrical system
 Single electrical failure should not result in
the closed door opening
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 Watertight doors, classes

Hinged doors
 fitted with quick closing devices, such as latches that can be
operated from both sides of bulkhead
 allowed to be fitted only above a deck which is at least 2m
above the deepest subdivision loadline
 Hand-opened sliding doors
 either horizontal or vertical motion
 hand operating mechanism to be above bulkhead deck

Sliding doors that are power-operated & hand-operated
 either horizontal or vertical motion
 local manual control required on both sides of bulkhead &
above bulkhead deck, power control may be remote
 to have audio/visual warnings to indicate door is closing
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 Watertight doors, Control (Navigating bridge)
 ‘Local’ and ‘doors closed’
 All doors to be kept closed during navigation and during a
potentially hazardous situation
 Watertight doors, types
 Type A: a W/T door which may be left open, except
in a potentially hazardous situation
 Type B: a W/T door that is kept closed, but may be left open when
personnel are working in adjacent compartment(s), except in a
potentially hazardous situation
 Type C: a W/T door that is kept closed, but may be opened only
for sufficient time to permit passage of persons, except in a
potentially hazardous situation
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 Watertight doors testing & inspection requirements
 Passenger ships tested to a head of pressure to the bulkhead deck,
others given a hose test
 Operations, Inspections & Drills Involving Watertight Doors
 all watertight doors fitted in the main transverse bulkheads, in use at
sea, must be operated daily
 all watertight doors and their mechanisms, indicators & valves,
necessary to make a compartment watertight, must be inspected at
sea once a week
 drills for the operating of watertight doors , side scuttles, valves &
closing mechanisms must be held weekly

 Note: Records of operations, inspections & drills are to be entered in

the deck/Engine log book along with record of any defects found
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Questions
 Describe with the aid of a sketch a typical
watertight door
 State your understanding of the terms ‘doors
closed’ and ‘local control’ in relation to the
central control for WT doors
 State your understanding of the following
types of WT doors, Type A, Type B and Type
C
 Questions
 State the ‘control’ requirements of WT
doors
 List the operation, drill and inspection
requirements of WT doors
 Describe the 3 main classes of WT
doors