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369W PDFTitle:MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (FIRE PROTECTION) (SHIPS BUILT BEFORE 25 MAY 1980) REGULATIONSGazette Number:
Regulation:51Heading:Fixed fire extinguishing arrangements in cargo pump rooms in Category A tankers and in Category A combination carriersVersion Date:30/06/1997

In every Category A tanker of Class VII(T) of 500 tons or over and in every Category A combination carrier of Class VII(T) of 500 tons or over, each cargo pump room shall be provided with a fixed fire extinguishing system operated from a readily accessible position outside the pump room. The system shall use water or other medium approved for the purposes of these regulations by the Director.

(Enacted 1991)