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T h e f i t t i n g o f p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r sa l l o w st h e s i m u l t a n e o uosp e r a t i o no l
c y l i n d e rv a l v e sb y u s i n gp i l o t C Q g a s p r e s s u r e .
Thepressureactuator is a smalI piston devicewhich, whenpi lot gas
pressureis a applied, depressesthe cyl inder valve actuator rod and opens
the valve.
Eachpressureactuator is fi tte d w i th a sm allleverwhichis secur ed
by a
r e m o v a b sl ea f e t y p i n - T h i s lever is providedfor emergency
useandthe
ooeration of the lever wi I I discharge
COzf romthat cyl inderonly.

r.6 PILOL
T0 0 P
Thepressure
actuatorsare interconnected
by smalI b o r e , f l e x i b l e
p
e
s
(
p
i
l
o
t
l o o p ) ,co n n e ctet od t h e g a s i n l e t p o r t s of the pressure
:
:,:tuators.
O p e r a t i n 0g 2 g a sc a n t h e r e f o r eb e a p p l i e ds i m u l t a n e o u stloy a a l l
c y l i n d e rv a l v e p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r s .

3 . 7 M A INF O L D
ARRANGEMENT
The CO, gas outlets of the cylinder valvesare connectedto a common
, n a n i f o lp
d i p e r u n n i n go v e r t h e r o wo f c y l i n d e r s .
E a c hc y l i n d e r v a l v eg a s o u t l e t i s c o n n e c t etdo t h e m a n i f o l dp i p e b y a
f l e x i b l eh o s e .
E a c hc o n n e c t i o pn o i n t o n t h e m a n i f o l dp i p e i n c o r p o r a t e sa c h e c kv a l v e t o
o r o v i d ef o r t h e r e m o v aol f o n e o r m o r ec y l i n d e r sf r o m t o b a n kw i t h o u t
rendering the systeminoperative.
l f o n e o r m o r ec y l i n d e r sa r e t o b e r e m o v efdr o mt h e b a n k , t h e p r e s s u r e
a c t u a t o ra
s r e d e t a c h efdr o mt h e c y l i n d e rv a l v e ,w i t h o u td i s c o n n e c t ' 3: ^'
t h e p i l o t l o o p ss o t h a t t h i s , t o g e t h erry i t h t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e C : r.e: : ., :
i n t h e m a n i f o l dc o n n e c t i o ne, n a b l e st h e s y s t e mt o b e o p e r a : e i .

3.8 PRESSURE
OPERATED
MAINVALVE
ilhereseveral spacesare protectedf romone control ban<:' Ll ,- :., ^r*'S
a d i s t r i b u t i o nv a l v e f o r e a c hp r o t e c t e ds p a c et s i n s t a i e { c r a : . n r E .
C O , f e e dp i p e f r o mt h e c y l i n d e r b a n k .F o r a f i r e i n o n e o f t l ' r es o a c e s: h e
a p p r o p r i a t vea l v e i s o p e n e dt o d i r e c t t h e C O , t o t i n t s D a c e .
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T h ed i s t r i b u t i o n v a l v e i s n o r l n a l l yo p e r a t e db y u s i n gp i l o t C O ,g a s
p r e s s uer .
P i l o t C O , ( o p e r a t i n gC O r ) i s a p p l i e dt o t h e v a l v ea c t u a t o ri n l e t p o r t .
P i l o t C O , d e p r e s s etsh e p i s t o n , o p e n st h e v a l v e a n d i t t h e n f l o w s f r o ma n
o u t l e t p o r t t o t h e c y l i n d e r v a l v e p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r st o d i s c h a r g et h e m a i n
f i r e f i g h ti n g C O r .
f romthe valve actuator, the valve
llhenthe pilot O, pressureis removed
w i I I a u t o m ai ct a ll y c l o s e .
T h ev a l v e i s p r o v i d e d w i t h a m a n u aol p e r a t i n gh a n d w h e e(l3 " , 4 " & 6 "
v a l v e sh a v ea h a n d w h e e l ) . T h i s m a n u afla c i l i t y i s f o r e m e r g e n cuys e .
I t t h e m a n u ahla n d w e e il s o p e r a t e w
d h i l e p i l o t C O , p r e s s u r ei s a p p l i e d
t o t h e v a l v e a c t u a t o r ,t h e v a l v e w i l l n o t c l o s e u n t i l t h e m a n u ahl a n d v l h e e l
i s r e s t o r e dt o i t s o r i g i n a l ( v a l vseh u t ) p o s i t i o n .

3.9 \TENTING
0F PIL0TC0,
i l h e nt h e C 0 2s y s t e m i s p r e s s u r eo p e r a t e d p
, i l o t C O , i s c o n v e y e df r o m
t h e s o u r c et o t h e a c t u a t o r s t h r o u g ha n i n d i v i d u a lp i p e v f i i c h i s n o t
c o n n e c t ewdi t h t h e m a i nC O zf i r e f i g h ti n g p i p e w o r k .
T h ep i l o t C O , m u s t ,t h e r e f o r e ,b e v e n t e dt o a t m o s p h e a
r ef t e r t h e m a i nC O ,
has discharged.
V e n t i n go f p i l o t C O , c a n b e d o n e m a n u a l l yb y p r o v i d i n ga s m a l l v a l v e a t
t h e e n do f t h e p i l o t C O , l i n e . T h i s h a s t h e d i s a d v a n t a g e t h a t s o m e o n e
h a s t o r e m e m b teor o p e r a t et h e v a l v e a n d r e m e m b teor c l o s e i t a f t e r w a r d s .
I t i s p r e f e r a b l et o a r r a n g ef o r a u t o m a t ivce n t i n go f t h e p i l o t C O , a ^ : :
achieved
b y u s i n ga b l e e d t y p e v e n t .

10 VENT_BLEED
TYPEFORPILOTLINE
T h i s s m a l lv e n ta s s e m b l yi s s c r e w e da u n u s e p
da r t o n a 3 y ' i ? '
c r e s s u r ea c t u a t o ro r , i f n e c e s s a r yc, o n n e c t e idn t o 1 ; - p9 , i c i C f t

,? ,e
'e

i h e n f i t t e d , t h e v e n t p r o v i d e sa v e r y s m aIl l e a k ( b l e e d )i n t l - r ep r l o t
C O , l i n e . W h e nt h e s y s t e mi s o p e r a t e d p, i l o t C O , c o m r e n c et o
s bleed
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awayimmediately
to atmosphere.
T h ed a t a a t w h i c hp i l o t 0 2 i s v e n t e di s s l o w e n o u g ht o m a i n t a i na d e q u a t e
o p e r a t i n gp r e s s u r ei n t h e p i l o t l i n e s y s t e mf a r i n e x c e s so f t h e t i m e t a k e nf o r
the main Oz discharge.

3.11 CONTROL
BOX
T h es y s t e mi s i n i t i a t e d b y a s u p p l yo f C o , s e p a r a t ef r o m t h e f i r e f i g h t i n g
6 2 i n m a r i n es y s t e m p
s i l o t C , O zi s s t o r e d i n a s m a l l c y l i n d e r w h i c hi s
n o t p e r m a n e n t cl yo n n e c t ew
d i t h t h e m a i np i l o t s y s t e mp i p e w o r k .
I n t h e e v e n t t h a t f i r e f i g h t i n g C O , i s t o b e r e l e a s e d ,t h e s m a l l p i l o t
c o z c yI i n d e r i s c o n n e c t e tdo p i l o t c o 2p i p e a n d i t s c o n t e n t sd i s c h a r g e d .
T h ep r e s s u r et h u sp r o v i d e d
will, via thepilot oo2pipe,operated
themain
p
r
e
s
s
u
r
e
c y l i n d e ra n d t h e
o p e r a t e d i s t r i b u t i o nv a l v e i f f i t t e d .
F o r r e a s o nos f s a f e t ya n d s e c u r i t yt h e p i l o t C o , c y l i n d e r sa r e k e p t i n a
box of cabinet fixed to the bulkheadnear the protectedspace.Thepilot
O z g i p e f r o mt h e m a i nc y l i n d e r sa n dd i s t r i b u t i o nv a l v e t e r m i n a t e isn s i d e
t hi s b o x .
T h ec o n t r o l b o x i s a r r a n g e dt h a t t h e c o n t r o l b o x d o o r w i l l o p e r a t ea
s w i t c ht , v h eint i s i n t h e o p e np o s i t i o n , t o i n i t i a t e a u d i b l ea n dv i s u a l
aI a r m s .
A p r e s s u r e i n d i c a t o r i s f i t t e d t h e p i l o t l i n e i n s i d e c o n t r o l b o xt o
s h o wt h e p i l o t @ p r e s s u r e .
T h e r ea r e s e v e r a lv a r i a n t so f c o n t r o l b o x , d e p e n d i nugp o nt h e r e q u r r e - e - ' s
: f i n d i v i d u a sl y s t e mA. p r o j e c t d a t a s h e e ts h o w i n tgh e t y p e f i t t : : : :
t h i s v e s s e l i s i n c o r p o r a t e idn t h e a p p r o pi ra t e d s e c ti o n a r : f - e : j : . - .
this manua
.l
lowevera
, l l c a s e st h e p r i n c i p l e o f o p e r a t i o ni s t h e s a - e

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TECH
I NICALI NFORMAT
ION
4 . 1 F I R Et N E N G T N
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L L EFSO RF I R EE } T I N G U I S H .I .N. .G
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4.1 F IRE I N ENG
INE ROOMS
S m al le r f i r e s i n t h e e n g i n er o o ms h o u l db e e x t i n g u i s h e di m m e d i a t e u
l ys i n g
p
o
r
t
a
b
l
e
the available
f i r e e x t i n g u i s h e r os r w a t e ra n d f o a mh a n d l i n e s .

lf t h e e x t i n gu i sh i nfa
g i l s a n di t i s n ecessartoy leavethe r oomdue
t o t h e h e a ta n dsmo kefu
, e l o i l u n i ts i ncludingtr ansferpum p,
super
ejectors andseparators
in operationshouldbe stopped.
A t t h e s a m et i m e a l l f a n s a r e s t o p p e d a
, l l o p e n i n gc l o s e d ,a n d f i r e a l a r n
is given.

At t h e i n s t r u cti o n
o f th e ma steth
r e C O2extinguishing
system
for total
floodingof the engineroom,shouldbe releasedin accordance
with the
in s t r u c t i o n
d e ta i l e da t th e co n tro lb o x.
A t c o n c e n t r a t i oonf 3 5 %/ 4 V hi s d e v e l o p e di n t h e e n g i n er o o m w i t h i n 2
minutes. This reducesthe oxygencontent of the air to less than 15%
at vfrich level it wi I I not supportcombust
ion.
As there maybe local hot sports in the room,wtrichcould causethe fire
to breakout againwhenthe roomis aired, the roomshouldbe kept
t i g h t l y c l o s e du n t i l i t i s a b s o l u t e l yc e r t a i n t h a t s u ff i c i e n t c o o l i n ga n d
therefore. C,omplete
ext inguishinghas beenachieved.
D u r i n ga n da f t e r e x t i n g u i s h i n g
a l l s p a c e sa d j a c e n t o t h e e n g i n er o o m
shouldbe frequentlycheckedor preferably continuouslywatchedso as to
p r e v e n st p r e a d i nogf t h e f i r e b y f o r e x a m p l e o v e r h e a t i nogf b u l k h e a d s .
lf necessarythese can be cooled by water fog.
llhen the fire has beenextinguishedthe roommustbe thoroughlyaired a^:
i n s p e c t eb
d e f o r e i t i s u s e da g a i n ,d u e t o t h e e f f e c t s o f c a r b o nd i o x ; c e
it is dangerous
to enter the roombefore the CO, contentshavebeen
reducedto about3-4%.Therefore,it shouldbe properly cfrecked
by
loweringa safety lampor a wadof cotton wastesoakedin armonra
i n t o t h e r o o m ,o r b y a C O , i n d i c a t o r , t h a t t h e C O , c o n c e n t r ai ot n i s
s a f e , i t i s s a f e p r o v i d e dt h e l a m pi s n o t e x t i n g u i s f r eodr t h e w a so f
c o t t o nw a s t ed o e sn o t g i v e o f f w h i t e f u m e s .
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E v e ns o a f r e s h a i r a p p a r a t u a
s n d l i f e l i n e s h o u l db e u s e dw h e nf i r s t
checkingthe room.
lf there is any reasonto believe that personshavebeentrappedby the
f ire or the releaseof COza rescueparty mustbe organizedimmediately.
The party mist be equippedwith fresh air apparatus(not ordinary smoke
m a s k sa) n d t h e v i c t i m s , i f u n c o n s c i o u m
s ,u s tb e g i v e na r t i f i c i a l
respiration as soonas they havebeenbroughtout.
A n e n g i n er o o mf i r e w i l l a l w a y si n v o l v ea h i g h r i s k t o t h e s a f e t y o f t h e
ship and its crew, lt is thereforeessential that the aboveorocedureis
f o l l o w e dp r o m p t l ya n d f i r e p r o p e r l ye x t i n g u i s h e d .
Maskswith smokefilter protect againstsmokebut not against carbon
monoxide
of carbondioxide. ln spaceswherethesegasesare present, or
t h e a i r i s f o r s o m eo t h e r r e a s o nd i f f i c u l t i n o x y g e n p, e r s o n se n t e r i n t h e
spacemustbe equippedwith breathingapparatus.
D u r i n ga f i r e a l l a d j a c e n ts p a c e si n c l u d i n gs p a c e su n d e ra n d o v e r t h e
spaceon fire mustbe kept underobservation,for instanceby temperature
measurements,
so as to preventspreadingof the fire throughbulkheads
and
decks.
I t i s a l s o a d v i s a b l et o c h e c kr e g u l a r l yt h r o u g h o utth e s h i p , e s p e c i al ly
w h e r el a r g ev e n t i l a t i o n p l a n t s m a yi n c r e a s et h e s p r e a d i n go f s m o k e
and
h e a t . l f t h e r e i s a f i r e i n t h e c a r g os p a c e sp a r t i c u l a ra t t e n t i o nm u s tb e p a i d
a i r t o p i p e s f r o m t h e s e s p a c e sw h i c hp a s s t h r o u g hd e c k h o u s e si a s , t h e h e a t
from suchpipes has beenknownto set suchhousesof fire.
The best wayof cooling downdecksand bulkheadsadjacent to the spaceon
f i r e b y u s i n gw a t e r f o g , v f r i c ha l s o m i n i m i z ew
s a t e rd a m a g e .
gas cylinders, wfricfrnray
Highly hazardous
cargosuchas compressed
e x p l o d ei f h e a t e d ,s h o u l di f p o s s i b l eb e r e m o v efdr o mt h e s e a : c l ' - ? T , :
i t s s u r r o u n d i n g sa,n db e c o o l e dh e a t i n g .
Pressurecylinders intendedfor gasesother than acetylenerr.;st:c: :
usedaf ter beingsubiect to strong heatinguntil tl-reyMve ber exa re:
by the manufacturer
or a competent
autl-ror
ity.
A ft e r e x ti n g u i s h i n go f t h e f i r e , t h e s e a t o f f i r e s f r o u l db e w a t c f r eudn ti I
t h e r e i s n o r i s k o f r e i g n i t i o n .A l s o s p a c ea d j a c e n t o t h e s e a t o f f i r e
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shouldbe. lTatched
and if possibleexamined
to makesure that the fire has
not spreadto these.
lf cold stored, adjacentto the spacewfrichhas beenon fire are insulated
w i t h c o r k , i t i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t h a t t h e s ec o l d s t o r e s g o c a r e f u l l y
of the fire
e x a m i n eadn dw a t c h e d
f o r a s u i t a b l e t i m ea f t e r e x t i n g u i s h i n g
as the heat of the fire mayspreadthroughsteel bulkheadsor steel decks
c a u s i n gi g n i t i o n o r s u c ha s t r o n gh e a t i n go f t h e c o r k i n s u l a t i o nt h a t
explosivehot gasesare released.Therefore,nakedflamesmustnot be
used in cork insulatedcold store or near theseas long as there is any
r i s k o f h o t g a s e sb e i n gp r e s e n t .

F i r e i n c o r kn o r m a l lsyp r e a dssl o w l ya s l o n ga s t h e i n s u l a t i o n
is not
b u rn t t h r o u g hb, u t w i l l b u rst i n to fl a me when
s
it eventually
bur nsthr ough.
T h u sm a nhy o u r sm a yp a s sf r o mi n i t i a l i g n i t i o no f t h e c o r ku n t i l t h e f i r e
is observed.

4.2 GENERAL
RULES
FORFIREEXT
INGU
ISHITrc
l f a f i r e i s f o u n do n b o a r di t m u s tb e e x t i n g u i s h eidm m e d i a t ewl yi t h
t h e a v a il a b l e e q u i p m e n a
t ,n d t h e f i r e a l a r m m u s tb e g i v e n .
llhen the alarmsoundsthe ship's off icers and crewshould immediately
f o l l o w t h e s t a n d i n gi n s t r u c t i o n sl a i d d o w ni n t h e s h i p ' s f i r e p l a n .
P o r t a b l ef i r e e x t i n g u i s h e rasr e e s s e n t i al ly f i r s t - a i d u n i t s a n dc o n t a i n
o n l y a I i m it e d q u a nitt y o f f i r e e x t i n g u i s h i n ga g e n t . T h e r e f o r es, u c h
e x t i n g u i s h e r ss h o u l dn o t b e u s e du n t i l t h e l o c a t i o no f t h e f i r e i s
p r o p e lry d e t e r m i n e d .
Rescuo
e f p e r s o n si n d a n g e m
r u s tb e s t a r t e d a s q u i c k l y a s p o s s i b l e 3 - : '
a n d c o n t r o l l e da c t i o n - e s p e c i a l l fyr o m t h e p e r s o n n eiln c h a r g e s - n : ? : : . i ' i
so as to avoid panic.
Themasterof duty otf icer shouldcheckon tf-resituat rcr iFpt 3l? r Trl
decide whetherthe f i re should be ext i ngui shi ng arurDre.: .
Themastermustdecide if the life boats are to be la-^"jrec.r,:

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s h i p i s t o b e t u r n e dt o r e d u c et h e r i s k r f s p r e a d i ntf E f r r e a r d l o
a s s i s t e x ti n g u i s h i n g .
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Theair supply to the spaceon fire and all adjacentspacemustbe shut
o f f a s q u i c k l ya s p o s s i b l eb y s t o p p i n ga l l f a n s , c l o s i n gv e n t sa n do i l
pipes, and by closing all other openings. However,
hatchesand vents must
n o t b e c l o s e d . I n c a s et h e f i r e i n v o l v e st h e c h l o r a t e sw h i c hc o n t a i n
their ownoxygen,and whichcannot, therefore, be extinguishedby
smother
i ng.
D u r i n ge x t i n g u i s h i n gp o i s o n o ucsa r b o nd i o x i d em a yb e r e l e a s e dw h e r e
c o m b u s t i oins i n c o m p l e t ea,n dw f r i c hm a yg i v e r i s e t o e x p l o s i o n T
. herefore,
i f a i r i s s u d d e n l yl e t i n t o a s m o k e - f i l l e dr o o m ,a s m o k g
e a s e x p l o s i o nm a y
happen,wl'richmaycausespurts of flameand further outbreaksspreading
of thefire.
C a r em u s ta l w a y sb e t a k e nb e f o r eo p e n i n ga d u r i n ga n ds m o k e - f i l l e dr o o m ,
a n d f i r e e x t i n g u i s h i n ge q u i p m e nmt u s tb e r e a d yf o r i m m e d i a tues e .
F u r t h e r i f s h o u l db e n o t e dt h a t h e a t f r o ma f i r e m a yd e v e l o pe x p l o s i v e
gasesin spacesr{,hichhavenot been in direct contactwith the f ire Thus
soyabeanoil in a deeptank whichare exposedto heat froma fire can evolve
m e t h a n ew, i r i c hi s h i g h l y f l a m m a b l e .
I t i s t h e r e f o r ee s s e n t i a lt o c h e c kd u r i n ga n da f t e r a f i r e i f f l a m m a b l e
gaseshavebeenevolved in any space. nakedflamesmist not be usedat
or near placeswherehas beena fire, of whereexplosivegasesmight be
present, until it has beencheckedthat the soacesare safe.

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5 . 1 F I R ED R I L L

20

5.2 SERVICE
ARRANGEMENTS

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5.3 PIPES

20

5.4 C0,CYLINDER
BANK

5.5 PRESSURE
TESTING

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21

5.6 REMOVAL
ANDRE-INSTALLATION
OF
PRESSI.JRE
OPERATED
CO CYLINDER. . . . . . . 2 2

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5.

MAINTENANCE

5 . 1 F I R ED R I L L
l n o r d e r t o f a m i l i a r i z e t h e c r e ww i t h t h e o p e r a t i o no f t h e c 0 , s y s t e m ,
i t i s r e c o m m e ntdheadt a f i r e d r i l l i s h e l d r e g u l a r l y .

I t i s a d v i sa b l to
e a ssu me
th a t a fi re hasoccur r edand
havethe cr ew
performthe operations
that wouldbe necessary
to bring the corsystem
i n t o a c t i o n .C l e a rl y,co n tro l ssu chas the oper atinglever son the
mainbankcQ cyl indersmustnot be operated,otherwisecO wouldbe
reIeased.
D u r i n gt h i s e x e r c i s ei t i s a d v i s a b l et o t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t yt o i n s p e c ta s
m u c ho f t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n a s i s p o s s l b l e f o r d a m a goer e v i d e n c eo f s o m e
derangement.
1 f c o , d i s t r i b u t i o n v a l v e sa r e o p e n e dm
, a k es u r e t h a t e a c hv a r v e i s
f i n a ll y c l o s e d .

5 . 2 S E R V I C I NAG
RRANGEMENTS
The systemshouldbe servicedat least oncea year, preferablebe the
NKC0., LJD.or service agent.
T h ef o l l o w i n gi n s t r u c t i o nasr e f o r u s e i f N Ks e r v i c i n gf a c i l i t i e s a r e
not available.

5.3 PIPES
Pipes I ines throughoutshouldbe examined
for damage,
sign of carbon
dioxide to remove
dirt rvhichmayhaveaccumulated
and to prove them
c l e a r . A c o n n e c t i o inn t o m a i nm a n i f o l di s n o r n ally p r o v i d e df o r t h i s
purpose.
IMPORTANT
NOTE
'ti'
ITATER
ANDAI'IYGASUNDER
PRESSIJRE,
ITITHOUT
TAKING
PROPEF;:.=':.-REP0RT,
MUST
NOTBEAPPLIED
T0 PIL0TCO2PIPELI,,ESLc
r :::r,t,,:
RESULT
lN RELEASE
0F CYLINDER
VAL\rES
AND0PEN|,6lF y,t
:-: {- :h
VALVE.OXYGEN
MUST
NOTBE USED
TOBELOII
T}S'i-G-- :T:
llhile pipes are being blownthough,i^ :ra.:': j- tr fr:r- : :E :r.r
check that the nameplateo
s n d s:. c-: :,- ,: ,? t:t"?t'
spaces the serve.

, f"3 it-.lt --e

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Havingservicedthe smokedetector, a smoketest shouldbe carried out
by applyingsmoketo the intake points in eachcargospace.Checkthat
v i s u a l a n da u d i b l ef i r e a l a r m sa r e o p e r a t e da n d t h a t e a c h l i n e m o d u l e
in the smokedetector indicates smoke.Checkthe presenceof smoke
v i s u a l l y b y o b s e r v ai to n t h r o u g ht h e s i g h t h o l e i n t h e l i n e m o d u l e .

DONOTRESET
UNTILSMOKE
TESTIS COMPLETED.
Duringthesmoke
test, checkthat thenameplates
on the I ine modules
correctly designatethe space.

5.4 C0, CYLTNDER

BANK
B eof r e e n t e irn g th e C O,ro o ma re sp o nsible
ship off icer orland
the shoprepairmanager
shouldbe informed
that workis t o b e c a r r i e d
out in the CO2 room.
Eachcylinder shouldbe checkedto as certain the prescribedquantity
o f C O 2 .l f e q u i p m e natv a il a b l e t o e n a b l et h e O , l i q u i d l e v e l i n e a c h
c y l i n d e rt o b e d e t e c t e d t, o g e t h e w
r i t h a b i l i t y t o i n t e r p r e tf r o mt h e
d e t e c t e dl i q u i d l e v e l t h e q u a n t i t yo f C O , c o n t i n u e d t, h i s w o r kc a n b e
c a r ri e d o u t w i t h c y l i n d e r si n s u i t .
The gross and net weights and to be foundstampedaroundthe top of
e a c hc y l i n d e r . l f a c y l i n d e r i s f o u n dt o c o n t a i n l e s s t h a n 9 0 %o f t h e
prescribedquantity COr, it mustbe recharged.
l n s t r u c t i o n sf o r d i s c o n n e c t i oann d r e m o v aal r e s e t o u t i n l a t e r p a r a g r a p h s .
c y l i n d e r ss h o u l db e e x a m i n efdo r s i g n so f s e r i o u sc o r r o s i o n .c y l i n d e r
valves and actuators should be checked for damage
and wear. check the
I o c k i n gt a b w a s h e sr e c u r i n gt h e c a p o n t h e s i d e o f t h e c y l i n d e r v a l v e
to see that it has not beentanperedwith.
E x a m i nm
e a i nO , p i p e a n dp i l o t O , l o o p sf o r d a m a g el .n s p e c tp i t o t
p
i
p
e
CO,
l i n e s a n d t h e C O , r e l e a s ee q u i p m e ni tn t h e c o n t r o l b o x e s .
C h e c kp i l o t C O zc y l i n d e r f o r c o r r e c t C O 2q u a n t i t y .

5 . 5 P R E S S UTREES T I N G
e
Pr e p a r a t i osnho u l db e ma d e
to p re ssu r test
the m anir :
p i p ew i t h i nt h e C O ,r o o m
a n du p t o c l o s e d i s t ri b i - :: ^
als o t o t e s t o pe ra teth e C O,re l e a seequiom er ' t.
-':-r:,:
A r e s p o n s i b lseh i p ' so f f i c e r o f s h i p r e p a t r- { + rr:,- ::*
that this work is to be done.So that ary cr?:a-: :rs :-.3t rar t
necessarycan be taken.

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1 . Prepareand carry out the fol lowingchecksI C o u piln g n u t s o f f l e x i b l e c o n n e ci nt g l o o p sa r e t i g h t .
A l I C O ?p i p e i s i n t a c t .
A l I d i s t r i b u ti o n v a l v e sa r e s h u t .
P i l o t l o o pc o u piln g s a r e t i g h t .

2 . R e m o vael l p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r sf r o mc y l i n d e rv a l v e s ,w i t h o u t
pressureactuatorsby removing
disconnectingthe pilot loops. Remove
U shapedlockingpin(upwards
movement).
Prize it upwards
by using
a s c r e w d r i v eor r o t h e r s u i t a b l e t o o l .
3 . T h e c h e c kv a l v e m a n i f o l d ss h o u l db e u s e d t o s u p p o r t t h e l i n e s o f
p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r s / p i l o t l o o p s . A r r a n g et o d i s c h a r g eo n e o r m o r e
c y l i n d e r s i n t o t h e m a n i f o l d sa n d f e e d p i p e u p t o t h e
c l o s e dd i s t r i b u ti o n v a l v e s , i n o r d e r t o p r e s s u r et e s t .
M o s t t h a n o n e c y l i n d e rm a yb e r e q u i r e d t o a c h i e v ea r e a s o n a b l e
t e s t p r e s s u r ed e p e n d i nugp o nt h e s i z e o f t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n .
l f a c y l i n d e rw a sf o u n dt o b e u n d e r w e i g hd tu r i n g t h e p r i o r c h e c k i n g ,
the C0, from this shouldbe used.
4 . Havingchosen
the cyl inderor cyl indersto be discharged
for

p r e s s u r te
e st, fi t p re ssu re
a ctu ator sto thesecylinder sonly.

5 . Discharge
C0.fromthe test cylinder(s), andcheckfor leakage.

W h i l em a n i fo l dasn dfe e dp i p ea re pr essur ized,

pr epar eto checkC0,
r e l e a s e qu i p me n t.
R e m o vp er essu re
a ctu a to rs
fi tte d to cylinder susedfor pr essur e
test.
l h oma yb e w o rki ngin thepr otectedspacethe som e
6 . W a r np e r so n n ew
C0. wiI I be dischargeinto that space.
7. Go to a control box and releasepi lot C0,observepressuregaugeto
see that readingis pressurized.
8 . D i s t r i b u t i o nv a l v es h o u l do p e n ,r e l e a s i n gC Qf r o mt h e m a n i f o l d s
and feed pipe into the protectedspace.Cfreckfor leaks in the I :: ,,;line including
t h ep i l o t l o o p s .
9. Checkthat eachpressureactuator piston has advanced;r:: :^r
o p e r a t e dp o s i t i o n a n d t h a t t h e r e a r e n o l e a k s .
1 0 . A n a r r a n g e m eonf t f i t t e d t o a u t o m ai ct a l l y v e n t t f - e r e , e 3 S e l
p i l o t C I , t o a t m o s p h e r eC. h e c b
k y o b s e r v i n gt f . e D ' e s s - . : ; 3 - : ?
t h a t p r e s s u r er e a d i n gr e m a i n os u t s i d et h e r e d s e c t c ' t c . a : r e
excessof ten minutes.

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1. Prepareand carry out the fol lowingchecks; C o u pi ln g n u t s o f f l e x i b l e c o n n e c t i n lgo o p sa r e t i g h t '
A l I C O zp i p e i s i n t a c t .
A l I d i s t r i b u t i o nv a l v e sa r e s h u t .
P i l o t l o o pc o u piln g s a r e t i g h t .
2 . R e m o vael l p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r sf r o mc y l i n d e rv a l v e s ,w i t h o u t
pressureactuatorsby removing
disconnectingthe pilot loops, Remove
by using
pin(upwards
Prize it upwards
movement).
U shapedlocking
a s c r e w d r i v eor r o t h e r s u i t a b l e t o o l .
3 . T h e c h e c kv a l v e m a n i f o l d ss h o u l db e u s e d t o s u p p o r t t h e l i n e s o f
p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r s / p i l o t l o o p s . A r r a n g et o d i s c h a r g eo n e o r m o r e
c y l i n d e r s i n t o t h e m a n i f o l d sa n d f e e d p i p e u p t o t h e
c l o s e dd i s t r i b u ti o n v a l v e s , i n o r d e r t o p r e s s u r et e s t .
M o s t t h a n o n e c y l i n d e r m a yb e r e q u i r e d t o a c h i e v ea r e a s o n a b l e
t e s t p r e s s u r e d e p e n d i nugp o nt h e s i z e o f t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n .
l f a c y l i n d e rw a sf o u n dt o b e u n d e r w e i g hd tu r i n g t h e p r i o r c h e c k i n g ,
the C0, from this shouldbe used.
4. Havingchosenthe cyl inder or cyl inders to be dischargedfor
p r e s s u r et e s t , f i t p r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r st o t h e s ec y l i n d e r so n l y .
5 . D i s c h a r gC
e O zf r o m t h e t e s t c y l i n d e r ( s ) , a n d check for leakage.
,
to checkC,0,
l 1 h i l em a n i f o l d sa n d f e e dp i p e a r e p r e s s u r i z e dprepare
r e l e a s ee q u i p m e n t .
R e m o vper e s s u r ea c t u a t o r sf i t t e d t o c y l i n d e r susedfor pressure
test.

maybe workingin the protectedspacethe some

Warnpersonnelwl^to
C0, wi I I be dischargeinto that space.
G o t o a c o n t r o l b o x and releasepi lot C0,observepressuregaugeto
s e e t h a t r e a d i n gi s pressuri zed.
D i s t ri b u ti o n v a l v es h o u l do p e n ,r e l e a s i n gC Qf r o m t h e m a n i f o l d s
a n d f e e dp i p e i n t o the protectedspace.Checkfor leaks in the pi lot C02
t h epilot loops.
line including
9. Checkthat eachpressureactuator piston has advancedinto the
o p e r a t e dp o s i t i o na n d t h a t t h e r e a r e n o l e a k s .
1 0 . A n a r r a n g e m eonft f i t t e d t o a u t o m a t i c al ly v e n t t h e r e l e a s e d
p i l o t C 0 ,t o a t m o s p h e r eC
. h e c kb y o b s e r v i n gt h e p r e s s u r eg a u g e
t h a t p r e s s u r er e a d i n gr e m a i n so u t s i d et h e r e d s e c t o r f o r a t i m e i n
excessof ten minutes.

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1 1 . 0 n c o m pl e ti oonf th a t w o rkma ke
s ur ethat the c02cylinderused
s
ar e
r e c h a r geadn dre -i n stalle d , p re s suractuator
e
s e r efitted,
ar
d i s t r i b uti o nva l ve sa re sh u ta n dthe C02r oom
is secur ed.

5.6 REM0VAL
ANDRE-INSTALLAT|0N
0F PRESSURE
OPERATED
c02
CYL
INDERS.
1 . M a r ks u r e t h a t t h e s a f e t yp i n s e c u r i n gt h e m a n u arle l e a s e
lever on the pressure
actuatoris in positionandthe level cannot
be moved.
2 . Remove
the pressureactuator from the cyl inder valve. To do this
prize it upwards
removethe U shapedlockingpin(upwards
movement).
u s i n ga s c r e w d r i v eor r o t h e r s u i t a b l e t o o l . l y h e nt h e l o c k i n gp i n i s
removed
take off the pressureactuator (sidewaysmovement).
D 0 N O TD I S C 0 N N E C
TT
H E P I L O TC 0 2 L 0 0 p S .

3 . Usethe checkvalve manifoldto supportthe line of disconnected

pressure
a c t u a t o r / p i l o tl o o p s .l f a l l c y l i n d e r si n t h e r o wa r e t o b e
removed

4 . slackenthe uppercouplingnut rvhichsecuresthe mainc02copper

c o n n e c t i n gl o o p t o t h e c h e c kv a l v e m a n i f o l da b o v et h e c y l i n d e r . l f
t h e c o n n e c t i n gl o o p i s a f l e x i b l e o n e , d o n o t s l a c k e nt h e u p p e r
coupling nut. completelyunscrewthe lowercoupling nut which
s e c u r e st h e c o n n e c t i n gl o o p t o t h e c y l i n d e r v a l v e o u i l e t .
5 . Remove
the cyl inder racks. Do not remove
al I the cyl inder front
straps at once.
6 . R e m o voen e c y l i n d e ra t a t i m e . s e t e a c hc y l i n d e r i n s u c ha p o s i t i o n
t h a t i t w i l l n o t f a l l o v e r a n d d a m a gteh e v a l v e . l f n e c e s s a r yl,a y
the cyl inder down.
7.

l f t h e c y l i n d e r sa r e t o b e t r a n s p o r t e df o r r e c h a r g i n g; f i t : ^ : . - . :
p r o t e c ti o n c a pt o t h ec y l i n d e rv a l v e g a s o u tl e t , a n o : - e : . ; :
c y l i n d e rv a l v e p r o t e c t i o nc a p .

RE-INSTALLATION
R e - i n s t al la t i o n o f t h e c y l i n d e r si s a r e v e r s a
i n s t r u c ito n s .
l l h e nt h e c y l i n d e r sa r e r e f i t t e d , c r e c < : - e , :

:r - -.+.

1 . M a k es u r e t h a t t h e c y l i n d e r l e a ( s " a ' es f f . - . e . ; . a , < : : - e :

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2. Checkthat mainC,0,connecting
loopcouplingnutsare secure.
3. checkthat pressure
actuatorsare properlyfitted andare securedto
the cyl indervalveby seeingthat the U shaped
lockingpins are
d r i v e nf u l l y d o w n .
N0TE: lf oneor morecyl indershavebeenremoved,leaving others
i n t a c t , t h e r e s t o f t h e systemcan be operatedprovided ;
T h ep r e s s u r ea c t u a t o r sa r e f i t t e d t o t h e c y l i n d e r st h a t
r e nai n .
I h e p i l o t @ l o o p sa r e s t i l l c o n n e c t et od t h e p r e s s u r e
actuatorsthat havebeentakenfromthe r emoved
cyl inder s,
i . e . t h ep i l o t C 0 ,l i n e i s u n b r o k e n .
T h ec h e c kv a l v e s i n t h e m a n i f o l da n d t h e p i s t o n s e a l s i n t h e
pressureactuatorsprevent loss of cQ from the brokenconnections.

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INTENANCE
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I NSTRUCT
I ONS

riEEK
1 . C h e c kt h a t a l l v a l v e sh a v ef r e e d o m
o f m o v e m eannt da r e i n t h e c o r r e c tp o s i t i o n ,
e i t h e r n o r m al yl o p e n e od r c l o s e d .
2 . C h e c kl e v e l o f f o a ml i q u i d i n m a i nf o a ml i q u i d s t o r a g et a n k .
3 . C h e c kf o r f r e e d o m
o f m o v e m eonf t a l l m o n i t o r sa n ds e c u r ei n ? a r k e d ' p o s i t i o n .

l,ONTHLY
1 . Che c kt h a t a l l va l ve sh a vefre e d o o
mf movem ent
andar e in the cor r ect
p o s i t i o ne, i t h e rn o r m layl o p e n eodr c l o s e d .
2 . C h e clke v e lo f f o a ml i q u i dm a i nf o a ml i q u i ds t o r a g tea n k .
3 . C h e cfko r f r e e d oomf m o v e m eo nf ta l l m o n i t o rasn ds e c u r ei n ? a r k e d '
position.
4 . C h e cekl e c t r i cs u p p l yt o f o a ml i q u i dp u m pD. on o t r u np u mdpr y .
5. Open
f i r e w a t e rs e as u c t i o nv a l v et o p u m p .
O p e fni r e w a t e rd i s t r i b u t i ovna l v ea n ds t a r t f i r e w a t e p
r umps.
0 p e nm o n i t owr a t e rs t o pv a l v eo n f u r t h e s m
t o n i t oar n dr u n f o r a f e w
m i n u t eesn s u r i ntgh a t t h e r ei s n o t r a c eo f f o a ml i q u i di n s y s t e m
and
p
e
r
t ha t m oint o r
fo rma n ce
i n sa ti sfa cto ry.
S t o pf i r e w a t e p
r u m pasn dr e t u r na l l v a l v e st o n o r m aplo s i t i o n .

HALF
YEARLY
1 . R e f e rt o b p e r a t i n gi n s t r u c t i o n L c a r gdoe c kf o a ms y s t e ma, n dp r o d u c ef o a m
f r o ma n yo n el n o n i t o or n l y . R u ns y s t e mf o r a p p r o x i m a t etlhyr e em i n u t e st o
e n s u r et h a t s a t i s f a c t o r yf o a mi s p r o d u c eadn d t h a t s y s t e mf u n c t i o n s
n o r m al yl . S h u to f f s y s t e m
a s p e r i n s t r u c it o n .
2 . R e f e rt o b p e r a t i n gi n s t r u c t i o n ' - c a r gdoe c kf o a ms y s t e m - a f t eurs ea n d
c o m p l y - e n s u r ti h
na
g t a l I v a l v e sa r e r e t u r n e dt o t h e i r n o r m apl o s i t i o n s .
3 . C h e c kl e v e l o f f o a ml i q u i d i n m a i nf o a ml i q u i d s t o r a g et a n ka n dr e p l e n i s a
hs
y.
necessar
4 . C h e c kf o a mI i q u i d s t r a i n e ra n dc l e a na s n e c e s s a r y .
5 . C h e c kt h a t a l l v a l v e sh a v ef r e e d o m
o f m o v e n e natn ds e c u r ei n f a r k e d '
position.
6 . C h e c ka l l m o n i t o r sf o r f r e e d o m
o f m o v e m eannt ds e c u r ei n ? a r k e d ' p o s i t i o n .

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ANNUALLY
1 . | I h e r ef o a ml i q u i d p u m p
m o t o rb e a r i n g sa r e o b s e r v etdo b e f i t t e d w i t h
g r e a s en i p p l e st h e s es h o u l db e c h a r g e w
d i t h f r e s hg r e a s e .

2- Draw
o f f s a m p loef f o a ml i q u i d f r o n s t o r a g et a n ka n dr e t u r nt o
m a n u f a c t u froerr a n a l y s i s .

REPLENISHM
EFNOTA [L/ I| Q U I D( C O N C E N T R A T E )
OF
Foam
c o n c e n t r act a
e nb e o b t a i n e idn 2 0 0l i t r e p e r d r u mf r o mt h e N Kc o . , L T D .
f o r t h e c o r r e c t y p eo f c o n c e n t r a t e .