2. Contributing Factors to Machinery Space Fires
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2. Contributing Factors to Machinery Space Fires

  2.1 Failures resulting from the daily use of machinery space installations, such as e.g. oil leakages, breakage of flexible pipes.

  2.2 Lack of adequate cleanliness adds to the fire hazard in two ways.

  • (a) In the first place the probability of occurrence of fire, in particular due to ignition caused by human activities is increased because of the widespread presence of the combustible material in the form of oil spill/oily deposits.

  • (b) Secondly, an unclean machinery space may cause a small fire to spread, e.g. a fire in an electrical switchboard or panel may develop into a full machinery space fire due to the presence of oil spills/oily deposits.

Parent topic: Annex 2 - No. 18 (1987) - Fire Prevention in Machinery Spaces of Ships in Service - Guidance to Owners
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