COMPANYNAME SOLAS TRAINING MANUAL PART B – Section 4 General Fire Precautions
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4.11.8. Oxygen and Acetylene Cylinders Oxygen and Acetylene cylinders must be stowed in the special lockers provided. Care must be taken to ensure that the cylinders and fittings in these lockers are kept free of oil and grease at all times. 4.11.9. Funnel Sparks
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Sparks or hot soot from the funnel or from the funnel of a nearby ship may act as a source of ignition. The risk can be reduced by blowing boiler tubes shortly before arrival at port, However, Engineers should always request permission from the Bridge Watchkeeping Officer before commencing this operation. FIRE PRECAUTIONS WHEN VESSEL IS UNDER REPAIR
Where ships are undergoing major repair under contractors, fire precautions by contractors labours are to be as detailed below: 4.12.1. Patrol System
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Two fire patrolmen are to be provided by contractors to attend continuously for constant patrolling of all spaces for fire hazard from commencement of work daily until two hours following completion of work daily or on a twenty four hour per day basis depending on extent of work and as agreed by superintendent in charge of repairs (Inclusive of sub contractors employed on owners direct order.) The vessel is to be thoroughly inspected at that time jointly with the ship's Duty Officer who will endorse the fire patrolman's daily record book to the effect that all is in order and that fire fighting equipment is available for the ship's duty officer as necessary during the night. 4.12.2. Time Clocks
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Contractors are to provide time clocks with recording equipment and these are to be placed at various locations throughout the vessel as instructed. Fire patrolmen will be required to visit these spaces at given intervals and daily recording of time cards will be handed to ships senior officer.
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4.12.3. Hazardous Work
Where work is to be carried out involving burning, welding or of a hazardous nature the personnel engaged in this work shall be supplemented by a fire precaution watcher who will be fully equipped with all necessary fire fighting equipment and especially detailed to guard against fire outbreak. Individual fire hoses must be attached to the fire mains and lead to the spaces in question, charged with water for immediate availability if required. Where structural work, involving two or more tanks, is being carried out it may be necessary to provide more than one fire prevention watcher for adequate protection. 4.12.4. Water Supply to Ship's Main The vessels fire mains are to be connected to adequate shore supply at all times.
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