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369W PDFTitle:MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (FIRE PROTECTION) (SHIPS BUILT BEFORE 25 MAY 1980) REGULATIONSGazette Number:
Regulation:13Heading:Fire pumps, fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzlesVersion Date:30/06/1997


Ships of Class II(A) of less than 21.34 metres in length

Every ship of Class II(A) of less than 21.34 metres in length shall be provided with a hand pump having a permanent sea connection and a hose with 2 nozzles. One such nozzle shall be 10 millimetres diameter. The pump shall be capable through such hose and nozzle of producing a jet of water which can be directed onto any part of the ship. All nozzles shall be a dual-purpose nozzle. Such pump shall be situated outside the machinery spaces.
(Enacted 1991. L.N. 411 of 1995)