Chapter:	369W	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (FIRE PROTECTION) (SHIPS BUILT BEFORE 25 MAY 1980) REGULATIONS	Gazette Number:
Regulation:	33	Heading:	Machinery spaces containing internal combustion type machinery	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) In every ship of Class VII of 500 tons or over there shall be provided for the protection of any space containing internal combustion type machinery used for main propulsion, or is used for auxiliary purposes and having a total power of not less than 746 kilowatts at least one of the fixed fire extinguishing installations required by regulation 32(1) provided that in any such ship of under 1000 tons a fixed fire smothering steam installation complying with the requirements of regulation 65 may be provided in lieu.
(2) In addition to the requirements of subregulation (1) there shall be provided in any such space-

(a) 1 foam fire extinguisher of at least 45 litres capacity of a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher of at least 16 kilograms capacity; and
(b) 1 portable fire extinguisher suitable for extinguishing oil fires for each 746 kilowatts or part thereof of such machinery provided that not less than 2 nor more than 6 such extinguishers shall be required in any such space.