mu

Seven short
S h t bl
blasts
t
followed by
one long blast.
Fire prevention equipment,
equipment

fire detection equipment

q p

and
fire fighting equipment

must regularly be checked and tested.

SOUND
If you cannot extinguish the fire
on your own in two minutes, you must

. raise the fire alarm

(all passengers and crew and
and,
if necessary, shore based stations and
vessels in
i the vicinity,
i i i must be alerted.)
l d)
. try to control the fire;
. find out what is burning by the colour and
odour of the smoke;
. take precautions against toxic smoke; (wind
f
from abeam
b will
ill reduce
d risk
i k off suffocation);
ff ti )
.check the cargo plan for any dangerous goods.
ACTIONS:
. Shut off any ventilation;
. shut off any ignition source;
. close all the fire-retarding doors;
. start the fire extinguishing pumps;
. extinguish the fire;
. keep
k adjacent
dj t spaces wet;
t
. prepare first aid equipment;
. hand out breathing equipment.
PUSH-BUTTON
FIRE AXE
FOR FIRE-ALARM

SPACE
HORN FOR
PROTECTED
FIRE ALARM
BY AUTOMATIC
FIRE ALARM

FIRE-ALARM
BELL SPACE PROTECTED
BY CO2

MANUALLY
OPERATED CO2 HORN
CALL POINT
CO RELEASE
CO2 S FOAM GUN
STATION (MONITOR)

HEAT DETECTOR FOAM NOZZLE

SPACE
HALON HORN PROTECTED
BY FOAM

FOAM FOAM VALVE

INSTALLATION
 WATER GUN
FIRE PUMP
(MONITOR)

SPACE WHEELED
PROTECTED BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER
DRENCHING
SYSTEM

BILGE PUMP DRENCHING

INSTALLATION

REMOTE CONTROLLED
EMERGENCY
PUMPS OR
BILGE PUMP
EMERGENCY SWITCHES
VALVES FOR REMOTE CONTROLLED
DRENCHING SKYLIGHTS
SYSTEM

REMOTE CONTROLLED
FUEL/LUBE OIL
FIRE STATION
VALVES

SMOKE CONTROL STATION

DETECTOR

FIRE DEMPER PORTABLE

IN FOAM APPLICATOR
VENT DUCT
A-CLASS B CLASS
B-CLASS
FIRE DOOR SELF CLOSING
FIRE DOOR

A-CLASS
SELF-
SELF B-CLASS
CLOSING SLIDING
FIRE DOOR FIRE DOOR

SLIDING
A-CLASS GAS DETECTOR
SELF-CLOSING
FIRE DOOR

B-CLASS FLAME DETECTOR

FIRE DOOR
 SPRINKLER
FIRE ALARM SECTION
VALVE

SPRINKLER
INSTALLATION CO2 BATTERY

SPACE
PROTECTED BY POWDER
SPRINKLER INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION

SPRINKLER POWDER
HORN HOSE AND HANDGUN
POWDER CLOSING APPLIANCE
MONITOR (EXTERIOR INLET/
(GUN) OUTLET VENTILATION)

FOAM
RELEASE REMOTE VENTILATION
STATION SHUT-OFF

POWDER
RELEASE MAIN VERTICAL ZONE
STATION

FIRE MAIN HOSE BOX WITH

WITH SPRAY/JET
FIRE VALVES FIRE NOZZLE
 LOCKER
SHORE WITH
CONNECTION ADDITIONAL
BREATHING APPARATUS

LOCKER WITH
FIRE PUMP ADDITIONAL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

WATER FOG PRIMARY ESCAPE

APPLICATOR

LOCKER WITH
FIREMANS
FIREMAN S SECONDARY ESCAPE
OUTFIT
A-CLASS
DIVISION EMERGENCY
GENERATOR

INERT GAS EMERGENCY

INSTALLATION SWITCHBOARD

HIGH EXPANSION
FOAM
SUPPLY-TANK

CO2/NITROGEN
BULK
INSTALLATION STC-ROTTERDAM
If the fire is massive and advanced, and cannot be
extinguished the ship must be abandoned.
extinguished, abandoned
At the assembly station
(muster station)
all the names of the
persons on board
must be called out
to see if anyone is missing
missing.
When a p person has fallen overboard,, yyou must
. call out MAN (OR WOMAN) OVER BOARD!;
. throw a lifebuoyy into the water;
. keep your eyes on the person in the water;
. indicate to others the p
persons p
position.

sd
The safety officer is responsible
for the maintenance of all the
life boats rafts
life-boats, rafts, M.O.B.
M O B boat,
boat
life buoys, life belts,
flares and rockets and
the emergency
g y transmitter.
RELEASE GRIPES FROM
GRAVITY OR LUFFING
DAVIT.

LOWER LIFEBOAT
TO WATER.
WATER
LOWER LIFERAFT
TO WATER.

LOWER RESCUE BOAT

TO WATER.
WATER
SECURE HATCHES.
HATCHES

FASTEN SEAT BELTS.

START WATER-SPRAY.
WATER SPRAY

START ENGINE.
START AIR SUPPLY.
SUPPLY
RECOMMENDED SYMBOLS
INDICATING THE LOCATION OF:

emergency equipment, e.g.

assemblyy stations (muster

( stations),
), e.g.
g

and escapes,
escapes e.g.
eg
 DAVIT-LAUNCHED
LIFE-BOAT LIFE-RAFT

RESCUE LIFE-BUOY
BOAT WITH LIFELINE

LIFE-RAFT LIFE-BUOY
WITH LIGHT
LIFE-BUOY
LIFE BUOY
WITH RADAR
LIGHT AND TRANSPONDER
S O
SMOKE

SURVIVAL CRAFT
LIFE-JACKET DISTRESS SIGNAL

CHILDS MUSTER STATION

LIFE-JACKET (OR: ASSEMBLY
STATION))
EMBARKATION EMERGENCY
LADDER POSITION
INDICATING
RADIO BEACON

EVACUATION EMERGENCY
SITE EXIT

IMMERSION
SUIT EXIT
SURVIVAL CRAFT
PORTABLE RADIO

ROCKET
PARACHUTE
FLARES

LINE-THROWING
APPLIANCE
explosive toxic
inflammable

oxidizing harmfulu oor corrosive

agent irritating 42
 s

. Evacuate the area:

. prevent exposure to skin and eyes;
. use a breathing apparatus;
. use a waterspray to reduce the vapour;
. do not smoke; do not use flares or
open flames;
. shut
h t off
ff any source off iignition;
iti
. stop leakage; let leakage evaporate;
scoop away the
th remainder;
i d
. cover contaminated goods with tarpaulins.
 s

. SMALL FIRE:
use dry
y chemical or carbon
dioxide;
. MASSIVE OR ADVANCED FIRE:
use water spray, hose spray or
monitor-nozzles to cool the area;
evacuate the area.
CALL A PHYSICIAN AND PRACTISE FIRST AID:
. Carefully remove contaminated clothes;

. eyes: flush with luke-warm, low pressure

running water for at least 15 minutes;
. skin: in case of frost-bite, thaw frosted parts;
. inhalation: remove patient into fresh air;
give oxygen or artificial respiration;
. ingestion: with certain chemicals patients are not
allowed to vomit.
IIndicate
di t
dangerous
g goods
g that must be
separated from
flammable liquids
by an intermediate space or
on deck by at least 12 metres.
Indicate
dangerous goods that must be
separated from
fl
flammablebl solids,
lid
spontaneously
p y combustible agents
g
or agents that are
d
dangerous when
h wett
byy a longitudinal
g intermediate space
p
or on deck by at least 24 metres.
Indicate
d
dangerous goods
d ththatt mustt b
be
stored at a safe distance from
explosive goods.
Indicate
dangerous goods that may not be
stored near
flammable gas,
non-flammable
non flammable compressed gas
or
toxic
i gas.
explosive toxic
flammable

o d
oxidizing
g harmful or corrosive
agent irritating
MARINE
POLLUTANT
 2 3

explosive non flammable flammable

compressed gas liquid
q or ggas

4 4 4

flammable SPONTANEOUSLY DANGEROUS

solid COMBUSTIBLE WHEN WET
 5 6 6

OXIDIZING TOXIC INFECTUOUS

AGENT AGENT SUBSTANCE

7 8 9

miscellaneous
RADIO ACTIVE dangerous goods
CORROSIVE
and articles
C P
P.C.
C van Kluijven

SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT COLLEGE ROTTERDAM