Standard Guide for Shipboard Fire Detection Systems

Importancia y uso:

4.1 The purpose of a shipboard fire detection system is to provide warning so as to reduce the life safety threat from fire and to minimize the fire threat to the operation of the ship. Given that few ships are identical either in size or layout, it follows that the fire detection system will have to be custom designed accordingly. A well-designed system provides a reasonable substitute to having crew members on constant fire watch in every protected space where a fire might occur.

4.2 The basic function of the fire detection system is to automatically and reliably indicate a fire condition as quickly as is practical and to alert responsible individuals of a fire's existence and location. This system design and application guide addresses the individual steps in the layout of the system and provides an overview of the information needed to design a system.

4.3 The U.S. Coast Guard and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations have been stated as requirements within this guide. Additional guidelines to assure complete and effective systems or to incorporate good industry practices are stated as recommendations.

Subcomité:

F25.10

Referida por:

F1994-99R23

Volúmen:

01.07

Número ICS:

13.220.20 (Fire protection), 47.020.50 (Deck and other equipment and installations)

Palabras clave:

damage control; fire detection systems; firefighting; installation; maintenance; selection; shipboard; testing;