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Fire Fighting and Life Saving Equipment

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Fire fighting Equipment

What are the requirements for

Ships

Terminals

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Ships

When a tanker is alongside a berth, fire-fighting

equipment is to be ready for immediateimmediateimmediate

use

Onboard the ship, this is achieved by fire hoses with

spray / jet nozzles connected and run out forward

and aft of the manifold in use. Having portable dry

chemical powder extinguishers available near the

manifold provides protection against small flash fires

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Ships Manifold Equipment

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Terminals

On the jetty, fire-fighting equipment should be

ready for immediateimmediateimmediate

use. The preparations for

emergency operation of the fire-fighting equipmentshould be communicated to the tanker at the pre- cargo conferenceConsideration should be given to having portable

extinguishers available for use adjacent to the jettymanifold area

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Fire Protection Guidelines For Marine Terminals Handling Crude

Oil and Petroleum Products -

Terminals

Installation Minimum Provisions

1. (i) Barge berth or jetty handling liquids with a flash point

at or below

60C and any product heated above its flash point.

(ii)

Tanker berth or jetty handling ships of less than 20,000 tonnes

deadweight and less than one ship per week.

Fire main and fire hydrants with a fire water supply of 100 m3/hr.

Fire-fighting equipment consisting of hand-held and wheeled fire

extinguishers, fire hose, foam branch pipes, portable or wheeled

foam/water monitors.

Static or trailer borne 3m3

bulk supply of foam concentrate.

Portable equipment:

2 x 9 kg portable dry chemical extinguishers

2 x 50 kg wheeled dry chemical extinguishers

2. Tanker berth or jetty handling ships of less than 50,000 tonnes

dwt

or more than one tanker per week of less than 20,000 tonnes

dwt.

Fire main and fire hydrants with a water supply of 350 m3/hr.

Portable and wheeled fire-fighting equipment.

Fixed foam/water monitors and appropriate bulk concentrate supplies.

Jetty support structure protection (optional).

Portable equipment:

4 x 9 kg portable dry chemical extinguishers

2 x 75 kg wheeled dry chemical extinguishers

3. Tanker berth or jetty handling ships of 50,000 tonnes dwt

or larger

possibly VLCC size.

Fire main and fire hydrants with a fire water supply of 700 m3/hr.

Portable and wheeled fire-fighting equipment.

Fixed foam/water monitors and appropriate bulk concentrate supplies.

Jetty support structure protection (optional).

Portable equipment:

6 x 9 kg portable dry chemical extinguishers

4 x 75 kg wheeled dry chemical extinguishers

4. Sea Island Berth. Fire protection facilities as above according to use and size of

ship.

Portable equipment:

6 x 9 kg portable dry chemical extinguishers

4 x 75 kg wheeled dry chemical extinguishers

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Terminals

Fixed Fire Pumps

Portable Hoses

Fixed monitors

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International Shore Fire Connection

All marine terminals with a firewater system should

provide at least one international shore fireconnection, complete with nuts and bolts, through

which water could be supplied to a tanker's fire main

if required for shipboard fire-fighting

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International shore connection - Ships

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International Shore Fire Connection - Terminals

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Lifebuoys

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Safety Signs