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Fire extinguishers used in on board ships are mainly classified into fixed fire fighting Marinesite
extinguishers and portable fire extinguishers. In this article we will discuss about portable
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fire extinguishers.Portable fire fighter is one of the most convenient and speedy way to fight
fire on ships.
Must Read: >Fire Fighting Appliances On Board Ship

Solas Regulations Of Portable Fire Extinguishers Please Donate A Like

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>Portable fire extinguishers should be ready to use and easily visible with recommended 3,315 likes
color cording.
>Accommodation, service space and control station shall be provided with portable fire
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>Co2 fire extinguishers are not used in accommodation
>Ships 1000 GT and above have at least 5 portable fire extinguishers Be the first of your friends to like this
> The weight of the portable fire fighting equipment need not be more then the 23 Kg

Water Type Portable Fire extinguishers

>Use-------------------------Class A Fire
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>Working principle---------Cooling effect
>Safety---------------------Safety pin and relief hole alfons verheijden comm
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>Duration of working------6 meter jet length for 60sec the purifier in the fuel...
>Contain-------------------Co2 74mg@36bar pressure water 9Ltr min(vary as per weight
and capacity) Khhurraafati commented
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>Body-----------------------Solid drawn steel and internally zinc coated

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Working What are the maintenance c
Water extinguishes the fire by cooling it.Water is a very important extinguishing agent an emergency switchboard?

on board. It is cheap and easily available in large quantities. The water extinguishers having
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an outer container filled with water and Inner container(Co2 cartridge)filled Our combi boiler packed in a
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with pressurized CO2. When the plunger pierce into the co2 cartridge, which forces the
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Procedure to Use please anybody explain how
the pocker gauge and how to
>Identify the fire (Class A)
>Carry extinguisher nearby the fire Flack Jhonsan comment
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>Keep Extinguisher towards the fire commercial air conditioners
>Remove the safety pin and strike the plunger to pierce the co2 cartridge
>Extinguish the fire Elizabeth commented:
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Weekly Monthly Yearly Siegfried Emmelmann

>Check nozzle >Check plunger >pressure test at 35 bar commented:
>check relief hole >check spring befor recharging Every weekend i used to pay
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>Check safety pin in >check gas cartridge sundar commented:

position >Check internal sloc- clo consumption in g/h
divided by effective engine.
>Check exterior for crack >Weighing the cylinder
or any damage and clean
it
>Check the label are on
place

Mechanical Foam Type Portable Fire extinguishers

>Use-------------------------Class A,B Fire (oil,paint)

>Working principle--------Smoothering effect
>Safety----------------------Safety pin and relief hole
>Duration of working------6 meter jet length for 60sec
>Contain-------------------Co2 74mg@36bar pressure and(vary as per weight and capacity)
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) 97% and water 3%
>Body-----------------------Solid drawn steel and internally zinc coated.

Working
Mechanical Foam extinguishers are extinguish the fire by removing/cutting off the
oxygen. CO2 gas is used for pushing water out of the cylinder. The pressure inside it is
around 10 bars and it is enough to expel water and foam mixture out of the equipment with
great force.

Procedure to Use
>Identify the fire (Class A or B)
>Carry extinguisher nearby the fire
>Keep Extinguisher towards the fire
>Remove the safety pin and strike the plunger to pierce the co2 cartridge
>Do not allow foam to strike on the surface of burning liquid
>direct the form to vertical walls so that foam runs down side and blanket the liquid.
>Extinguish the fire

Maintenance

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>Check nozzle >Check plunger >pressure test at 35 bar
>check relief hole >check spring before recharging
>Check safety pin in >check gas cartridge
position >Check internal
>Check exterior for crack >Weighing the cylinder
or any damage and clean
it
>Check the label are on
place

Co2 Type Portable Fire extinguishers

>Use-------------------------oil, electrical, gaseous substances,type B

>Working principle--------Smoothering effect
>Safety----------------------Safety pin, control valve or safety valve and pressure relief
device
>Duration of working------3-4 meter jet length for 20sec
>Contain-------------------Co2 4.5Kg@53bar pressure and(vary as per weight and capacity)
>Body-----------------------Solid drawn steel and internally zinc coated. Discharge hose non
conductive.

This fire extinguisher used the inhibition method to stop the fire. They are always

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marked in ‘Black’ and this provides distinction to them. They are usually used in the galley,
Bridge and engine roam spaces.

Procedure to Use
>Identify the fire (Class B)
>Carry extinguisher nearby the fire
>Keep Extinguisher towards the fire
>Remove the safety pin direct the hose at the base of the fire
>If the fire is on electrical equipment switch-off current
>Careful of direction of wind

Weekly Monthly Yearly

>Check hose outlet and >Weighing the cylinder if >pressure test at 210
clean 10% less, send to shore kg/cm2 before
>Check safety pin in recharging
position
>Check exterior for crack
or any damage and clean
it
>Check the label are on
place

Dry Chemical Powder Type Fire Extinguishers

>Use-------------------------Class A,B,C,D And Electricale

>Working principle--------Smoothering effect
>Safety----------------------Safety pin and relief hole
>Duration of working------3-4 meter jet length for 20sec
>Contain-------------------Inner shell:Co2 60mg(vary as per weight and capacity)
Outer shell:4.5Kg of DCP powder

DCP Powder= Sodium Bicarbonate+Magnesium Stearate

>Body-----------------------Solid drawn steel and internally zinc coated.

Procedure to Use
>Identify the fire
>Carry extinguisher nearby the fire
>Keep Extinguisher towards the fire
>Remove the safety pin and strike the plunger to pierce the co2 cartridge
>Co2 will escape to main shell and push out powder in the form of FOG
>Extinguish the fire
>Careful of wind direction

Weekly Monthly Yearly

>Check hose outlet and
clean
>Check safety pin in
position
>Check exterior for crack
or any damage and clean
it
>Check the label are on
place
>Check pressure needle
on green zone
>Check internally
>check for chocking of
powder
>It must be inverted
once in a month to avoid
chocking
>Weight of cylinder
>1/3 of total number of
extinguishers should
punt into operation for
evaluation of satisfactory
performance

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