5.2 Segregation of high risk components
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5.2 Segregation of high risk components

  .1 Systems (such as purifiers) for preparing flammable liquid for use in boilers and machinery are subject to the following additional requirements.

  .2 The main components in such systems shall be placed in a separate room, enclosed by steel bulkheads extending from deck to deck and provided with self-closing steel doors.

  .3 Rooms in which flammable liquids are handled as specified in 5.2.1 shall be provided with:

  • .1 independent mechanical ventilation or a ventilation arrangement which can be isolated from the machinery space ventilation

  • .2 fire detecting system

  • .3 fixed fire extinguishing installation.

    The extinguishing installation shall be capable of being activated from outside the room.

Closing of ventilation openings shall be effected from a position close to where the extinguishing system is activated.

The extinguishing system shall be separate from the room, but may be a part of the main fire extinguishing system for the machinery space.

  .4 If it is impracticable to locate the main components of such systems in a separate space, special consideration shall be given with regard to location, containment of possible leakages, and shielding of the components.

Parent topic: 5 Machinery space arrangement
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