8.9 Safety systems
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8.9 Safety systems

 A safety system should be provided to ensure that serious malfunction in machinery or boiler operations, which presents an immediate danger, should initiate the automatic shutdown of that part of the plant and that an alarm should be given at the locations required by 8.7.1. Shutdown of the propulsion system should not be automatically activated except in cases which could lead to serious damage, complete breakdown, or explosion. Where arrangements for overriding the shutdown of the main propelling machinery are fitted, these should be such as to preclude inadvertent operation. Visual means should be provided to indicate when the override has been activated.

Parent topic: Chapter 8 – Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces for all types of Units
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