В этой статье мы рассматриваем классификацию пожаров и средства защиты (safety equipment) на морских
судах.
Class B Fires
These fires are caused by the flammable liquids such as paraffin, petrol, oil etc.
Причиной этих пожаров является воспламенение жидкостей таких парафин, бензин, топливо.
Class C Fire
Class C fires are due to flammable gases such as propane, butane, methane etc.
Пожар класса С возникает из-за воспламенения газов таких как пропан, бутан, метан.
Class D Fires
These are caused by metals such as aluminum, magnesium, potassium or sodium.
Горение металлов.
Class E Fires
These fires involve electrical appliances such as outlets, circuit breakers, or wiring.
Горение электрических приборов.
Водный огнетушитель
This type of fire extinguisher is used typically for Class A fires and is filled with water, pressurized with oxygen.
This fire extinguisher works only for the type A fire extinguishers and are not suitable for type B, C, D and E fires.
A Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher
Порошковый огнетушитель
A dry powder fire extinguisher is a multi-purpose extinguisher used for Class A, B and C fires.
It is pressurized with nitrogen but special powders are also available for Class D metal fires. This versatile fire
extinguisher is expensive and much effective.
Foam Fire Extinguishers
Пенный огнетушитель
They are filled with foam and are pressurized with nitrogen. They are only used for A and B type fires and can not be
used on type E fires that involve electricity.
CO2 - диоксид углерода
The carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is used to extinguish electrical fires, but it can also be used to extinguish Class B
and C fires. This highly pressurized extinguisher contains carbon dioxide as its name suggest.