Chapter 5CHAPTER 5MACHINERY AND SYSTEMS1 Machinery and piping systems1.1 General1.1.1 Machinery and piping systems essential <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> dockoperation are to be constructed and installed, as far asapplicable and practicable, in compliance with <strong>the</strong> requirements<strong>of</strong> Part C, Ch 1 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rules</strong>.Arrangements to discharge ballast water are to be providedin such a way that at least two pumps may be used to draineach tank which may be flooded.2 Electrical installations2.1 General2.1.1 The components <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> electrical installation are tobe constructed and installed in compliance with <strong>the</strong>requirements <strong>of</strong> Part C, Chapter 2 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rules</strong>.Parts constructed in compliance with national or internationalregulations <strong>for</strong> industrial installations will be speciallyconsidered.In this last case particular attention is to be given to <strong>the</strong>environmental conditions anticipated <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> dock operations,and to <strong>the</strong> precautions taken <strong>for</strong> maintenance.2.1.2 The testing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> electrical installation is to include<strong>the</strong> following phases:• inspection and test <strong>of</strong> components• check <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> arrangement <strong>of</strong> components• final test <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> installation.3 Documentation to be submitted3.1 General3.1.1 Documents and details relating to machinery andsystems required in Part C, Chapters 1 and 2, as far as reasonablyapplicable, are to be submitted to RINA <strong>for</strong>approval.22 <strong>Rules</strong> <strong>for</strong> floating docks 2010
Chapter 6CHAPTER 6FIRE PROTECTION1 Application4 Fire extinction1.1 General1.1.1 As stated under [1.1.2] <strong>of</strong> Chapter 1, <strong>the</strong> requirements<strong>of</strong> this Chapter 6 are not applicable <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong>classification, except where RINA carries out plan approvaland surveys relevant to fire protection statutory requirementson behalf <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> flag Administration. In such cases,fire protection statutory requirements are considered a matter<strong>of</strong> class and <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e compliance with <strong>the</strong>se requirementsis also verified by RINA <strong>for</strong> classification purposes.2 General2.1 Foreword2.1.1 The requirements <strong>for</strong> fire protection <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> floatingdocks defined in this Chapter do not consider <strong>the</strong> liftedobjects.2.1.2 Equipment listed in [2.2] <strong>of</strong> Section 1 <strong>of</strong> RINA <strong>Rules</strong><strong>for</strong> fire protection, detection and extinction <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> issue andmaintenance <strong>of</strong> statutory certificates o<strong>the</strong>r than SOLAS certificatesis to be type approved by RINA.3 Structural fire protection and means<strong>of</strong> escape3.1 Structures3.1.1 Caissons, pontoons, side walls, bulkheads, decksand deckhouses are to be made <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> materials indicatedin [3] <strong>of</strong> Chapter 4. However, deckhouses, walls andinternal divisions may also be made <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r suitable materialprovided that <strong>the</strong>y are fitted, whenever necessary, withadequate fire insulation so that, in case <strong>of</strong> fire in suchspaces, <strong>the</strong> structure is prevented from collapsing. Alternativebut equivalent solutions will be specially considered byRINA.3.2 References3.2.1 The requirements <strong>of</strong> items [1.1.4] to [1.1.7], [1.3],[2.1.2], [2.1.3] and [2.2] <strong>of</strong> Section 3 <strong>of</strong> RINA <strong>Rules</strong> <strong>for</strong> fireprotection, detection and extinction <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> issue <strong>of</strong> statutorycertificates o<strong>the</strong>r than SOLAS certificates are to beapplied.4.1 Water fire-fighting system (fire main)4.1.1 Generala) All docks are to be provided with fire pumps, piping,hydrants and hoses in compliance with <strong>the</strong> requirementscontained in this item [4.1].b) <strong>Docks</strong> with lifting capacity less than 200 t are to be providedwith at least one fixed hand pump.c) <strong>Docks</strong> with lifting capacity equal to 200 t or above butless than 1000 t are to be provided with at least onepump operated by mechanical energy and one handpump.d) <strong>Docks</strong> with lifting capacity equal to 1000 t or above butless than 2000 t are to be provided with not less thantwo independent pumps operated by mechanicalenergy, preferably arranged on each side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dock.e) In addition, <strong>for</strong> docks with lifting capacity <strong>of</strong> 2000 t andabove, in case a fire in a compartment might put all <strong>the</strong>fire pumps out <strong>of</strong> service simultaneously, an independentemergency pump is to be provided.The capacity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> emergency pump will be determined ona case-by-case basis.The emergency pump is to have independent sea waterintake and connection to <strong>the</strong> fire main and is to be locatedin a promptly accessible area which is not likely to be cut<strong>of</strong>f by a fire in <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> main pumps.A valve suitable <strong>for</strong> cutting <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> connection between <strong>the</strong>main pumps and <strong>the</strong> fire main is to be fitted.Such valve is to be located in a promptly accessible positionoutside <strong>the</strong> main fire pump room.Where fire-fighting installations that may be used promptlyare available ashore, <strong>the</strong> emergency pump may not berequired.4.1.2 Hydrants, hoses and nozzlesa) One hose every 30 m <strong>of</strong> length <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dock is to be fittedon board; hoses are to be distributed along <strong>the</strong> docksides.In any case, not less than 6 hoses are to be fitted onboard docks with capacity equal to 1000 t or above andnot less than 4 hoses on board docks with smallercapacity.The hoses required <strong>for</strong> machinery and auxiliary boilerrooms are not included in <strong>the</strong> above-mentioned numbers.b) The number and location <strong>of</strong> hydrants are to be such thatat least two jets <strong>of</strong> water not coming from <strong>the</strong> samehydrant, one <strong>of</strong> which is from a single length <strong>of</strong> hose<strong>Rules</strong> <strong>for</strong> floating docks 2010 23