(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
(IV-7-3) General Safety
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Rules <strong>IV</strong> Industrial Services<br />
Part 7 Offshore Technology<br />
Chapter 3 <strong>General</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Section 8<br />
Active Fire Protection<br />
E.2.2<br />
Automatic sprinkler systems<br />
E.2.2.1 Every normally or intermittently manned offshore installation/ unit shall be provided with an<br />
automatic sprinkler system for the accommodation spaces. This system shall apply fire-extinguishing<br />
water through nozzles if heat is detected and is charged with pressurized water up to every nozzle. Only<br />
fire exposed nozzles will discharge water.<br />
E.2.2.2 Each sprinkler section is to be equipped with an detection device which, when a sprinkler is<br />
activated, actuates a visual and audible alarm at the control center, indicating the section concerned. A<br />
pressure gauge is to be provided at each section.<br />
Any electrical equipment shall be self-monitoring and each section shall be capable of being for water<br />
flow tested individually.<br />
E.2.2.3 Installations/units equipped with an automatic sprinkler system are to be additionally provided<br />
with a fire detection and alarm system with automatic smoke/heat detectors and manual call points with<br />
displays in the control room.<br />
E.2.2.4 Where sprinkler systems are installed in the accommodation and day rooms, the alarm devices<br />
are to conform to the following requirements:<br />
Automatic devices shall be mounted which give an audible and visual alarm as soon as a sprinkler is<br />
activated.<br />
Activation shall be indicated in the control room. With regard to the self-monitoring function, the alarm<br />
system is to be designed similarly to a fire detection system.<br />
E.2.2.5 The system is normally to be supplied by a pressurized fresh water system, capable, once<br />
actuated, of operating automatically for 30 minutes at a sufficient water pressure to enable it to operate<br />
efficiently. Other arrangements are to be approved on a case by case basis.<br />
E.2.2.6 In the event of a pressure drop in the system, a pressure water pump used solely for this purpose<br />
shall start up automatically before the pressure water tank has been exhausted.<br />
E.2.2.7 The pressure water tank and sprinkler pump are to be located in a safe area outside the<br />
spaces to be protected.<br />
E.2.2.8<br />
A changeover arrangement to a fire water main shall be provided.<br />
E.2.2.9 Piping shall be heat-resistant and shall be either inherently corrosion-resistant or be suitably<br />
protected against corrosion.<br />
E.2.2.10<br />
The spray nozzles are to be grouped into sections.<br />
They are to be so arranged, that not less than 5 l/m 2 /min is sprayed over the area to be protected.<br />
Inside the accommodation spaces the nozzles shall be activated within a temperature range of 68 °C to<br />
79 °C.<br />
The nozzles are to be made of corrosion-resistant material. Nozzles of galvanized steel are not permitted.<br />
F<br />
Foam Fire Extinguishing Systems<br />
F.1 Foam type<br />
Only approved foam concentrates are to be used. The systems shall be protected against freezing.<br />
F.2 High expansion foam<br />
High expansion foam systems for the protection of enclosed spaces are to be so designed, that the largest<br />
space to be protected can be filled with foam at the rate of at least 1 m depth per minute without allowance<br />
for machinery and equipment. The supply of foam solution shall be sufficient to fill completely at<br />
least 5 times the largest space to be protected. The expansion ratio of the foam shall not exceed 1000 : 1.<br />
Edition 2013 Germanischer Lloyd Page 8–6