Fire extinguishing equipment fixed The fixed fire extinguishing system r installed to protect large areas like the

e machinery spaces and cargo holds. Smaller areas such as the paint store and the ventilation duct to the galley are protected with a fixed system due to the high potential risk of fire. Fixed gas fire extinguishing system Locating and extinguishing a fire in large enclosed compartments by conventional means may be very time consuming. Taking into consideration that even small fires can cause severe damage to vital machinery and/or cables, the decision to release the fixed gas fire extinguishing medium into nay enclosed compartments should not be delayed by manual fire fighting unless this is deemed as being the quickest and most effective option. In any protected space to which personnel have access an automatic audible warning of the release shall be provided. The alarm shall operate for the length of time needed to evacuate the space. During fire drills all crewmembers shall be made familiar with the sound of the alarm and all must be instructed to: When the alarm sounds leave the room immediately This applies to all situations the room must be evacuated even if the alarm is believe to sound due to technical, electric or other failures. CO2 system GINGE KEER GENERAL DESCRIPTION A low pressure carbon dioxide system is designed to protect the cargo holds, the hazardous store forward(paint store), the emergency generator room and the engine room with the auxiliary machinery spaces, is provided in a separate CO2 room. The liquid CO2 is stored in a tank with a capacity of 10,000 kg of CO2. The CO2 is kept cooled by refrigerating machinery at a temp of 18 C corresponding to a pressure in the tank of 21 Bar. Two complete refrigerating units, separated fm each other, and each having sufficient capacity to keep the tank cooled, and provided together with the tank. Each unit is controlled by a pressure switch which, when activated by the tank pressure, governs start and stop of the refrigerating compressor. Furthermore, each refrigerating unit is connected to a separate evaporator built into the top part of the CO2 tank, and provided with air-cooled condensers

To protect the CO2 tank against increased pressure in case of power failure or fire ,the tank is fitted with two safety valves, each one with sufficient capacity to protect the tank form bursting. A three way valve is fitted under the safety valves to ensure that only one safety valve is shut off at a time. In case of power failure the blow off loss is limited to 300-400 kg of CO2 per 24 hrs after blow off has started. To check the quantity of CO2 in the tank a liquid level meter, a liquid level gauge pipe and level test valves for 100%,95%,75% and 0% levels r fitted. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT AND UTILITES THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING PLANT COMPRISES OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. One CO2 storage tank. Two refrigerating compressors. One instrument panel. Three master control units. One electronic liquid level meter. Safety equipment.

OPERATION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL The system is controlled fm the instrument panel. During normal operation only green lamps are on. In case of a fault or abnormal operation , red lamps come on , and the alarm is sounded. For control, the instrument panel contains the following equipment : 1. Change over switch for the refrigerating compressors. 2. Various indicators and warning lights for operation and fault. 3. 4. 5. 6. Liquid level meter with indicator and alarm at low liquid level. Tank pressure gauge. Pressure switches controlling compressors and alarms. Circuit breakers, relays, terminal boards and fuses.

The change over switch at the instrument panel enables switching fm one compressor to the other. The change over switch has the following four(4) positions: 0 both compressors are stopped. I compressor 1 is connected. II compressor 2 is connected. I+II both compressors are connected.

During normal operation the change over switch shall be in either position I or II. If the change over switch is in e.g. position I , compressor 1 will be engaged and started and stopped by signals respectively fm the high and low pressure switches. In case of a failure and compressor 1 will not start, the start signal automatically is transmitted to compressor 2, which thus will start. Exactly the same applies to the change over switch when in position II. If one compressor cannot manage the cooling on its own, and the pressure in the CO2 tank continues to rise, an extra pressure switch will automatically connect the other compressor and the red lamp CO2 pressure over max./below min. comes on in the instrument panel. The pressure switches are adjusted as follows: Type of switch pos set pressure disconnection at

Control pressure 2 High pressure 1 Low pressure 1 For distr. Pipe 1 Safety Equipment

22 bar (2.2 MP a) 20 bar (2.0 MP a) 24 bar (2.4 MP a) 22 bar (2.2 MP a) 20 bar (2.0 MP a) 18 bar (1.8 MP a) 6 bar (0.6 MP a)

The storage tank is provided with two safety valves, which will open when the pressure in the tank reaches a pressure of 24.5 Bar. They are fitted on a three way valve ensuring that one of the safety valves will always be connected. In addition, six small safety valves are fitted to pipe sections where it is possible for the liquid CO2 to be trapped. These valves open at a pressure of 35 bar. Pipe sections that are protected by safety valves are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Main outlet pipe between main isolation valve and main valve. Main outlet pipe between main valves. Valve register for cargo holds. Valves register for emergency generator room and paint store. Filling line, liquid side. Filling line, vapour side.

An alarm will indicate the following faults: Main fuses blown. CO2 pressure over max. /below min. Pressure in distribution manifold. Co2 liquid level below min. Fault compressor I Fault compressor II

Measuring of liquid level The tank is provided with an electronic liquid level meter, an electronic limit controller, an indicating instrument and a probe stick with an electronic pre-amplifier unit. The probe is arranged in a level measuring pipe placed at the middle of the tank. The level measuring pipe placed at the middle of the tank. The level measuring pipe is connected with the tank by a pipe at the top and the bottom. On the measuring pipe itself four (4) valves are fitted: - One at the bottom at operating pressure 21 bar. - One at 75% level at operating pressure 21 bar. - One at 95% level at operating pressure 21 bar. - One at 100% level at operating pressure 21 bar. By opening one of these valves the level can be checked: - If CO2 gas comes out, the liquid level is below the valve. - If CO2 snow comes out, the liquid level is above the valve. Releasing of CO2 The plant is provided with two separate master control units, placed in the fire control station and the aft end of the starboard box grinder on the 2nd deck. From these two places CO2 can be released to the main engine room and to the auxiliary machinery space. CO2 can also be released from the CO2 room to the following places: - Main engine room. - Auxiliary machinery space. - Emergency generator room. - Cargo holds 1-11 - Paint store forward. Before releasing CO2, always make sure that everybody has left the compartment. To release CO2 from one of the master control units to the engine room or auxiliary machinery room the following steps must be taken: - Open the master control unit door. - Open screw valve on one of the master cylinders. - Open master control valve no. 1 - Open the master control valve no. 2 For releasing of CO2 from the CO2 room to the engine room or auxiliary machinery room: - Open the door for either control box engine room valve or control box auxiliary machinery room valve.

- Open the pilot valve for main valve (19). - Open the pilot valve for engine room distribution valve respectively pilot valve for aux. machinery space distribution valve (20). For releasing of CO2 from the CO2 room to the emergency generator room or the paint room. - Open distribution valve in manifold for the room in question. The valves are marked Emergency Generator Room and Paint Room. - Open pilot valve (20) placed in box marked control box for emergency generator room and paint room valve. - Open pilot valve for main valve (19). The main valve (4) will close automatically after the calculated release time, which is for: 1. Engine room 2. Auxiliary machinery room 3. Emergency generator room 4. Paint store 5. Cargo holds - two (2) minutes - two (2) minutes - two (2) minutes - two (2) minutes - sixty (60) minutes

If more Co2 is needed after the release time has ended; press button CO2 re-release. The CO2 alarm will automatically be released, when: - Master control valve no. 2 is opened in nay of the master control units. - Pilot valve no.20 is opened in any of the control boxes in the CO2 room. When the CO2 system is activated for the engine room or the auxiliary machinery room the supply and exhaust fans will automatically stop. The fire flaps will be activated simultaneously and close. CO2 quantity Co2 quantity calculated for the various spaces: Engine room Auxiliary machinery space Emergency generator room Paint room Cargo hold No. 1 Cargo hold No. 2 Cargo hold No. 3 Cargo hold No. 4 Cargo hold No. 5 Cargo hold No. 6 Cargo hold No. 7 Cargo hold No. 8 7100 Kg 1650 Kg 90 Kg 120 Kg 2250 Kg 6600 Kg 8300 Kg 8000 Kg 8400 Kg 8400 Kg 8400 Kg 8400 Kg

Cargo hold No. 9 Cargo hold aft No. 10 Recharging of CO2

8000 Kg 1200 Kg

Blow through both Co2 filling line and CO2 balance line to make sure that there is no water or dirt in the lines. Open the valves on the CO2 balance line to equalize the pressure in the supplying tank and the CO2 tank on board. If the pressure in the CO2 tank is too high and the cooling plant cannot get the pressure down fast enough even with both compressors running, it may be necessary to blow off some CO2 gas. This chills the CO2 and the pressure in the tank decreases. Open the filling valves and pump in liquid CO2 through the CO2 filling line until the tank is filled. Check the level at the 50% level valve at the tank end, and possible icing of the CO2 balance line. Further check the level at the 75% and 95% valves at the level pipe by the middle of the tank. When the CO2 tank has been filled, close the filling and balance line valves at the tank and leave the valves at the ships side a little open to ascertain that no CO2 has been trapped in the lines, as otherwise the safety valves on these lines will blow due to the trapped CO2.