ORGANIZATION OF FIRE PROTECTION ON A PASSENGER SHIP

L'ORGANISATION DE LA SECURITE INCENDIE A BORD DU PAQUETBOT MERMOZ DE LA COMPAGNIE PAQUET

The fire safety of a ship is ensured by means of a patrol service, warning equipment, and fire-fighting equipment. Among the measures taken to prevent fire are the choice of appropriate materials, their fire resistance partitioning of the ship into compartments by fire-resistant partitions and firestop doors (the MERMOZ has about 120 doors). Sixty-three dampers have been installed in the ventilation shafts. All three fire-defense methods have been used in the ship. Places where specific fire load does not exceed 4 kg per m squared are considered to be non-flammable. The patrol service is provided continuously in the daytime by a team; at night two shifts patrol, with a shift of two hours duration and clock-punching at 29 stations. A sprinkler system has been installed. A smoke warning system has been set up in difficulty accessible places (holds, between decks). The extinguishing system in these places is carbon dioxide. The fire fighting equipment is handled by the survival team. Also provided for is a support team. The technical team is responsible for covering the ventilation ducts. In a difficult situation, the restaurant personnel are also mobilized to form a fighting team. The action team takes care of passenger safety all the way to placing them in the life-preserving equipment. The bow, midsection, and stern of the ship each contain one set of fire-fighting instruments. The main fire line makes it possible to supply water to any part of the ship. The first mate directs the fire fighting. The second mate, who is in charge of ship-safety problems, directs the individual fire-fighting sectors. He is responsible for training the personnel, for the status of the equipment, and for activation of fire-extinguishing equipment. Passenger exercises are held during the first few hours afloat.

• Corporate Authors:

  Entreprise Moderne d'Edition

  4 rue Cambon
  75-Paris (1),   France 
• Authors:
  • Thepot, J P
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Revue Technique du Feu
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 111
  • Publisher: Entreprise Moderne d'Edition

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire causes; Fire detection systems; Fire extinguishing agents; Fire fighting; Fire fighting equipment; Fire prevention; Prevention
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051772
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Fire Research Abstracts and Reviews
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 18 1974 12:00AM