Fire fighting with Sea water.

• Sea water as fire extinguishing medium.

• At least two fire pumps are located in two different
compartments.
• An International shore connection is provided at port
and starboard for external water supply.
• System is tested with at least two streams of water
directed from one fire pump.
• Pressure relief valve is fitted to the mains to protect
over-pressure.
 Fire Main on board for fire fighting
• Water is the chief fire fighting medium on a
ship and the fire main is the basic installation
for fighting fires. The system shown below has
two independently powered pumps which are
also used for general service and ballast.
These pumps supply two engine room
hydrants and the deck main through the
isolating valve.
Fire main
 Isolating Valve;
• The later is required in the fire main system to
prevent loss of water through damaged pipe
work in the engine room if, to maintain the
deck supply, the emergency fire pumps has to
be used. The emergency fire pump is shown as
being situated in the tunnel, with a supply to
deck fire main through tunnel escape and also
to both hydrants in the shaft tunnel by engine
room water tight door.
 drain valve;
• The deck main has a drain at the lowest
position so that the pipe can be emptied
(particularly of freshwater) in cold weather. If
this is not done, the pipe can be damaged by
water freezing, but more important the pipe
will be blocked by the ice and not stable.
International shore conn.
 Dimensions.
• Outside diameter : 178 mm.
• Inner diameter : 64 mm.
• Bolt circle diameter : 132 mm.
• Holes : 4 holes of 19 mm. diameter equidistantly
placed, slotted to the flange periphery
• Flange thickness : 14.5 mm. minimum
• Bolts : 4, each of 16 mm. diameter, 50 mm.
length with 8 washers
Pictorial view
Where emergency fire pump is fitted in your
ship?

• It is fitted at steering flat, shaft tunnel, forward

part of the ship.
• The pump to be located remote from
machinery space.
Why emergency fire pump on board ship ?

• It is fitted as alternative means of providing

water for fire fighting if a fire in any
one compartment could put all the fire pumps
out of action either by disabling the pumps of
their source of power.
 What are the requirements / regulations for
emergency fire pump ?

•It must be located outside the E/R room, in the steering flat,

shaft tunnel or in forward part of the ship.

•It must have own suction, total suction head should not exceed
4.5 meters under all conditions of list or trim.

•Pump capacity must not less than 25m3/hr and must be able
to deliver two ½ inches bore jet of water having a horizontal
throw not less than 40 ft.
 Requirement’s cont’d.

• Fuel tank for engine shall contain sufficient fuel to

run on full load for at least 3 hrs and reserve fuel for
15hrs, store outside the machinery space.

•The prime mover engine at that unit must be hand

started and able to start by one man.

•If the pump is fitted above the water level,

priming arrangement must be fitted.
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Thanks any further questions?

F. Kofi Korsah