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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1270 – Revised Guidelines for the Approval of Fixed Aerosol Fire-Extinguishing Systems Equivalent to Fixed Gas Fire-Extinguishing Systems, as Referred to in SOLAS 74, for Machinery Spaces – (4 June 2008) - Annex - Revised for the Approval of Fixed Aerosol Fire-Extinguishing Systems Equivalent to Fixed Gas Fire-Extinguishing Systems, as Referred to in SOLAS 74, for Machinery Spaces - Appendix 1 – Test Method for Fire Testing of Fixed Aerosol Fire-Extinguishing Systems - 1 Scope

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  1.1 This test method is intended for evaluating the extinguishing effectiveness of fixed aerosol fire-extinguishing systems for the protection of machinery spaces of category A.

  1.2 The test method is applicable to aerosols and covers the minimum requirements for fire-extinguishing.

  1.3 The test programme has two objectives:

  • .1 establishing the extinguishing effectiveness of a given agent at its tested concentration; and

  • .2 establishing that the particular agent distribution system puts the agent into the enclosure in such a way as to fully flood the volume to achieve an extinguishing concentration at all points.

Parent topic: Appendix 1 – Test Method for Fire Testing of Fixed Aerosol Fire-Extinguishing Systems
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