Knowledge roundtable – 49
Requirements of all LSA and FFA equipments as per SOLAS
LSA အားလုံးအလုပ်လုပ်နိုင်တဲ့ အခြေအနေ နဲ့ လိုအပ်ချက်များ…
* Sustain Air temp -30C to +65C
* Sustain immersion in SW throughout their use in temp -1C to +30C
LIFEBUOY
* DIA –400mm to 800mm
* WEIGHT not less than 2.5 kgs [For quick release buoys – sufficient weight to activate the system]
* Support 14.5 Kgs iron in fresh water for 24Hrs
* Sustain being engulfed in fire for 2 seconds
* Sustain drop into water from at least 30m or from greater height if stowed higher
* Grabline Dia at least 9.5mm
* Grabline length at least 4 times the OD of the buoy.
SELF IGNITING LIGHTS
* Luminous Intensity not less than 2 cd
* Fixed or Flashing
* If flashing then 50 to 70 flashes per minute
* Source of energy for at least 2 Hours
* Sustain drop into water from at least 30m or from greater height if stowed higher
SELF ACTIVATING SMOKE SIGNALS
Smoke of highly visible colour for 15 Minutes
* Not explosively ignite or emit flame ever
* Should not get swamped in a seaway
* Continue to emit smoke on submersion for 10seconds
* Sustain drop into water from at least 30m or from greater height if stowed higher
BUOYANT LIFELINES
* Non-sinking
* Dia not less than 8mm
* Breaking Strength not less than 5 kN
LIFE-JACKETS
* Sustain being engulfed in fire for 2 seconds
* Donnable within 1 minute
* Comfortable
* One way only of donning
* Wearer able to jump from 4.5m into water without injury or damaging lifejacket
* Lift mouth of unconscious person 120mm clear of water with body inclined backwards at not less than 20 deg from vertical
* Turn the body of unconscious person in not more than 5s
* Allow swimming for a short distance
* Buoyancy should not reduce less than 5% after 24 hrs immersion
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LIFE-JACKETS LIGHTS
* Luminous intensity not less than 0.75 cd
* Power for at least 8 hours with 0.75 cd light
* White light
* If flashing light then should have a manually operated switch
* Flashes 50 to 70 a minute of Lum Int 0.75 cd
IMMERSION SUITS
* Donning in 2 minutes
* Sustain being engulfed in fire for 2 seconds
* Wearer able to jump from 4.5m into water without ingress of water
* Be able to swim short distance
* Climb up and down a vertical ladder at least 5m in length
INSULATED IMMERSION SUIT
* After 6 Hours in sea water of temp 0 to 2 C wearers body temp should not fall more than 2 C
IMMERSION SUIT worn with WARM CLOTHING
* After 1 Hour in Sea water of 5 C body temp does not fall more than 2 C
ANTI EXPOSURE SUITS
* Inherent buoyancy 70N
* Unpacked and donned within 2 minutes
* Sustain being engulfed in fire for 2 seconds
* Lateral field of vision at least 120 deg
* Climb up and down a vertical ladder at least 5m in length
* Wearer able to jump from 4.5m into water without ingress of water
* Swim 25m through water and board survival craft
* In water of temp 5 C rate of drop in wearers body temp shall not be more than 1.5 C per Hour after first half hour.
TPA
* Able to remove in water in not more than 2 min
* Function properly in air temp -30C to +20C
ROCKET PARACHUTE FLARES
* Altitude 300m
* Bright red Parachute flare near top of trajectory
* 30,000cd
* For 40seconds
* Rate of descent not more than 5m/s
HAND FLARE
* 15,000cd
* Not less than 1 minute
* Continue to burn under 100mm water for 10seconds
BUOYANT SMOKE SIGNALS
* Smoke of highly visible colour for 3 Minutes
* Not explosively ignite or emit flame ever
* Should not get swamped in a seaway
* Continue to emit smoke on submersion under 100mm water for 10seconds
LIFERAFTS GENERAL
* Withstand 30 days in water in all sea conditions
* Withstand drop of 18m or above if stowed higher
* Withstand repeated jumps into it from a height of 4.5m
* Able to be towed at 3 kts when fully loaded, fitted and sea-anchor streamed
* Means to mount SART 1m above the sea.
* Minimum capacity 6 persons
* Maximum Weight 185kgs
DAVIT LAUNCHED LIFERAFT
* Withstand lateral impact velocity 3.5m/s
* Vertical drop of 3m
* Weak-link to break at 2.2+/- 0.4kN
* HRU to release at not more than 4m depth
INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS
* Weight of each person averaged to 75kgs
* Inflate in 1 minute at an ambient temperature between 18C to 20C and within 3 min at an ambient temp of -30C
L/R Container ပေါ်မှာရှိတဲ့ MARKING တွေကတော့
* maker’s name or trade mark;
* serial number;
* name of approving authority and the number of persons it is permitted to carry;
* SOLAS;
* type of emergency pack enclosed;
* date when last serviced;
* length of painter;
* maximum permitted height of stowage above waterline (depending on drop-test height and length of painter); and
* launching instructions (ဒီနေရာမှာ သတိချပ်စေချင်တာက instruction ဟာ Emergency lighting အောက်မှာ ရှိနေရမှာဖြစ်ပါတယ်)
MARKING ON THE LIFERAFT
* maker’s name or trade mark;
* serial number;
* date of manufacture (month and year);
* name of approving authority;
* name and place of servicing station where it was last serviced; and
* number of persons it is permitted to accommodate over each entrance in characters not less than 100 mm in height of a colour contrasting with that of the liferaft.
* Provision shall be made for marking each liferaft with the name and port of registry of the ship to which it is to be fitted, in such a form that the ship identification can be changed at any time without opening the container.
LAUNCHING APPLIANCES
* Operable at trim of 10deg and List of 20deg either way [ALL SHIPS]
* Operable at angles greater than 20deg from lower side [ALL TANKERS]
LINE THROUGH APPRATUS
* Range at least 230m in calm weather
* Breaking strength of rope at least 2 kN
SELF-CONTAINING BREATHING APPRATUS (SCBA)
* 1200ltrs of air or 30min service duration of air
EEBD
* 10 minutes service duration
* Ready for use at easily visible places
* Locations indicate in fire control plan as per FSS code
FFE အားလုံးအလုပ်လုပ်နိုင်တဲ့ အခြေအနေ နဲ့ လိုအပ်ချက်များ…
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
* Powder or CO2 – 5kgs
* Foam – 9 Ltrs capacity
* Total Weight Maximum 23 kgs each.
* Portable foam applicator liquid 20Ltrs + 20 Ltrs spare
* Nozzle capacity 1.5 cu.m / min
FIXED FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
* Pre Discharge ALARM to sound for at least 20sec or for the time required to evacuate space before medium is released.
CO2 SYSTEM
* 30% of largest cargo space
* 35% of largest machinery space
* 85% of gas to be discharged into the machinery space within the 2 minutes
EMERGENCY FIRE PUMPS
* Capacity 40% of total capacity of required Fire Pumps
* But not less than; 25 cu.m per hour for Passenger Ships / 15 cu.m per hour for Cargo Ships
* Consecutive starts for diesel engine driven Emg Fire Pumps
* 6 in 30 minutes
* 2 in first 10 minutes
* Fuel in service tank for 3 hrs full load and outside machinery space of category A for 15 hrs full load operation of the Emg Fire Pump.
TWO-WAY PORTABLE RADIOTELEPHONE APPARATUS
* minimum 2 sets for fire party
* explosion-proof type
Weekly Inspections:
– Lifeboats
– Rescue Boats
– Liferafts
– MOR
– Fire Control Panels
– Ship’s Whistle, PA System & General Alarm
– BA & EEBD Cylinders
– Low Location Lighting
– Fixed Water Systems
Monthly Inspections:
– Emergency Lighting
– Lifeboats & Equipment
– Rescue Boats & Equipment
– Liferafts
– MOR
– Lifejackets
– Immersion / Anti-Exposure Suits
– EPIRBs, SARTs & Hand Held GMDSS Radios
– Pyrotechnics & Line Throwing Apparatus
– Lifebuoys and Attachments
– MOB Recovery Equipment
– Fire Mains, Pumps, Hydrants, Hoses & Nozzles
– Fixed Extinguishing Systems: CO2 / Gas / Foam / Dry Powder / Water / Aerosol
– Firefighters Outfits & BA
– BA Charging Compressors
– Portable Foam Units
– Fire Extinguishers
