Section 9 Fire Protection and Extinction
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Construction & Classification of Submersibles & Diving Systems, July 2022 - Part 7 Hyperbaric Rescue Facilities - Chapter 1 Hyperbaric Evacuation Systems - Section 9 Fire Protection and Extinction

Section 9 Fire Protection and Extinction

Parent topic: Chapter 1 Hyperbaric Evacuation Systems

9.1 General

9.1.1 Materials used in the construction and installation should so far as is possible be non-combustible and non-toxic.

9.2 Internal Fire Protection

9.2.1 A fire extinguishing system should be provided in the hyperbaric evacuation unit which should be suitable for exposure to all depths down to the maximum operating depth.

9.2.2 A fire extinguishing system should be provided in the hyperbaric evacuation unit which should be suitable for exposure to all depths down to the maximum operating depth as per Pt 5 Main and Auxiliary Machinery, Systems and Equipment of these Rules and:
  1. The enclosure area, between a lifeboat shell and the chamber, shall be equipped with manually actuated portable fire extinguishers with such a layout as to cover the complete area and expected types of fire.
  2. The portable fire-extinguishing equipment shall be of an approved type suitable for extinguishing oil fires as required in the LSA Code - International Life-Saving Appliance Code – Resolution MSC.48(66) 4.4.8 Lifeboat equipment

9.3 External Fire Protection

9.3.1 In hyperbaric evacuation units designed to float and which may be used to transport divers through fires, consideration should be given, where practicable, to providing and external water spray system for cooling purposes.

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