3.3 Cargo pump-rooms
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3.3 Cargo pump-rooms

  3.3.1 Cargo pump-rooms shall be so arranged as to ensure:

  1. .1 unrestricted passage at all times from any ladder platform and from the floor; and

  2. .2 unrestricted access to all valves necessary for cargo handling for a person wearing the required personnel protective equipment.

  3.3.2 Permanent arrangements shall be made for hoisting an injured person with a rescue line while avoiding any projecting obstacles.

  3.3.3 Guard railings shall be installed on all ladders and platforms.

  3.3.4 Normal access ladders shall not be fitted vertical and shall incorporate platforms at suitable intervals.

  3.3.5 Means shall be provided to deal with drainage and any possible leakage from cargo pumps and valves in cargo pump-rooms. The bilge system serving the cargo pump-room shall be operable from outside the cargo pump-room. One or more slop tanks for storage of contaminated bilge water or tank washings shall be provided. A shore connection with a standard coupling or other facilities shall be provided for transferring contaminated liquids to onshore reception facilities.

  3.3.6 Pump discharge pressure gauges shall be provided outside the cargo pump-room.

  3.3.7 Where machinery is driven by shafting passing through a bulkhead or deck, gastight seals with efficient lubrication or other means of ensuring the permanence of the gas seal shall be fitted in way of the bulkhead or deck.

Parent topic: Chapter 3 Ship arrangements
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