A TOTAL FLOODING FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM

Statistics indicate that every year the largest number of fires on board ships occur in machinery compartments. These fires, particularly those arising from oil spillages, lubricating and fuel line failures, tend to turn quickly into major fires, and for that reason an effective fire extinguishing system must be installed. The Netherlands company Saval-Kronenburg BV have developed and delivered a new Halon 1301 total flooding system for marine application which, they claim, means a new approach in fire fighting on board ships. The system is described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Fuel and Metallurgical Journals Limited

  Queensway House, 2 Queensway, Redhill
  Surrey RH1 1QS,   England 
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • Safety at Sea International
  • Issue Number: 89
  • Publisher: DMG World Media, Limited
  • ISSN: 0142-0666

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire extinguishing agents; Fire fighting equipment; Halogenated compounds
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141605
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Fuel and Metallurgical Journals Limited
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM