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Vessel Systems and Machinery Piping Systems General Provisions

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7.3

Pumps
7.3.1 Pumps Requiring Certification The pumps listed below are to be certified by a Surveyor at the manufacturers plants:

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Pumps for all vessels (500 gross tonnage and over): Fuel oil transfer pumps Hydraulic pumps for steering gears (see also 4-3-4/19.5), anchor windlasses, controllable pitch propellers Fire pumps, including emergency fire pumps (2011) Other fire fighting service pumps, such as, pumps for fixed water-based systems, or equivalent, local application fire-fighting systems (see 4-7-2/1.11.2), sprinkler systems (see 4-7-3/9.9.1.), deck foam systems, etc. Bilge pumps Ballast pumps

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Pumps associated with propulsion diesel engine and reduction gears (for engines with bores > 300 mm only): Fuel oil service pumps, booster pumps, etc. Sea water and freshwater cooling pumps Lubricating oil pumps

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Pumps associated with steam propulsion and reduction gears: Fuel oil service pumps Main condensate pumps Main circulating pumps Main feed pumps Vacuum pumps for main condenser Lubricating oil pumps

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Pumps associated with propulsion gas turbine and reduction gears: Fuel oil service pumps Lubricating oil pumps

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Cargo pumps associated with oil carriers, liquefied gas carriers and chemical carriers. (2006) Cargo vapor compressors associated with liquefied gas carriers (high and low duty gas compressors). Pumps associated with inert gas systems: Fuel oil pumps for boilers/inert gas generators Cooling water pumps for flue gas scrubber

7.3.2

Required Tests The following tests are to be carried out at the manufacturers plant in the presence of the Surveyor.

7.3.2(a) Hydrostatic tests. The pumps are to be hydrostatically tested to a pressure of at least 1.5P, where P is the maximum working pressure of the pump. If it is desired to conduct the hydrostatic test on the suction side of the pump independently from the test on the discharge side, the test pressure on the suction side is to be at least 1.5Ps, where Ps is the maximum pressure available from the system at the suction inlet. In all cases, the test pressure for both the suction and the discharge side is not to be less than 4 bar.
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