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15a.1 — General Requirements Regeling veiligheid zeeschepen

General Requirements

15A.1.1 Fire appliances are to be of an approved type and should be provided to meet the minimum requirements listed in Table 1 and the specific requirements of 15A.2.

15A.1.2 Fire appliances provided in addition to those required by 15A.1.1 should be of a type acceptable to the Administration.

15A.1.3 The location of concealed fire appliances should be clearly marked.

Table 1 – FIRE APPLIANCES – VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500GT

1 | PROVISION OF WATER JET – sufficient to reach any part of vessel | 1

2 | POWER DRIVEN FIRE PUMP – engine or independent drive | 1

3 | ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT POWER DRIVEN FIRE PUMP, POWER SOURCE AND SEA CONNECTION – not located in the same space as item 2 | 1

4 | FIREMAIN & HYDRANTS – | Sufficient to achieve item 1 with a single length of hose

5 | HOSES – with jet/spray nozzles each fitted with a shut-off facility | 3

6 | FIRE EXTINGUISHERS – portable,(accommodation and service spaces) | For each deck, 1 within 10m of any position within an accommodation or service space

7 | FIRE EXTINGUISHERS – for a machinery space of Category A – the options are: (a) a fixed fire extinguishing system approved in accordance with the IMO Fire Safety Systems Code; and

(b) (i) 1 portable extinguisher for oil fires for each 74.6kw power; or (ii) 2 portable extinguishers for oil fires together with either 1 foam extinguisher of 45l capacity; or 1 CO2 extinguisher of 16kg capacity | 7 (max) 2 + 1

8 | FIREMANS OUTFIT – to include an approved breathing apparatus for each outfit | 2

9 | FIRE BLANKET – in galley | 1

Regeling
Regeling veiligheid zeeschepen
Soort
Ministeriële regeling
Geldend vanaf
01-07-2026
BWB-id
BWBR0017728
Versie
2026-07-01_0

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