8/13/2019 Fire Fighting + Alarms on Board
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Fire Fighting
Fire on board can be of great danger to the whole ship, even if
it is a small fire. Most of therisks have already been eliminated
by the design of the ship. What risk remains can only be
avoided
by everyone on board taking care. Prompt action is essential for
effective fire-fighting, andknowledge of the location and use of
fire equipment is necessary to permit immediate action. When
you see a fire you should
!. "ound the alarm#
$. %escue people in danger#&. Fight the fire with the
available fire equipment until the fire team takes over.
'n the cabin you may find one or more fire detectors such as
( smoke detectors#
( flame detectors#( heat detectors
which will indicate a fire. )n alarm will be shown on the fire
control panel. *etectors are inposition around the ship in all
fire-sensitive areas. ) sprinkler system will spray the cabin
with
water to e+tinguish fire.
here is an audiovisual fire-warning device on the bridge and in
the engine control room indicatingwhen and where a fire has
occurred.
here are several types of fire e+tinguishers suitable for
different types of fires.( he water fire e+tinguisher is used to
put out fires in te+tiles, wood, paper etc. ever use water
fire e+tinguishers where live electrical equipment is
located.
( he foam fire e+tinguisher is used to e+tinguish fires in
combustible liquids like oil.( he powder fire e+tinguishers are
used mainly to e+tinguish fires in electrical equipment, but
can
also be used to fight fires in combustible liquids and light
metals. here are special dry chemical
powders for fires of this type.( Fi+ed fire-fighting systems
using /alon and 01$ are found in the engine room and other
machinery spaces.)ll personnel must be evacuated from these
areas before the system can be activated.
'f someone is left in the area, he or she could be killed by the
gas 201 $3.
1n board some ships special foam monitors are available on deck
to e+tinguish large fires. "ome ofthe crew members will be
specially trained in fire fighting and be part of the fire fighting
team on
board. )t a fire alarm the fire team will muster at the Fire
"tation and rapidly prepare themselves tofight whatever fire on
board.
4ocabularyaudiovisual fire-warning device 5 dispo6itive
audiovideo de prevenire a incendiilor
dry chemical powder 5 substan7e chimice praffire control panel 5
pupitru de control incendii
fire equipment 5 echipamenteinstala7ie de incendiu
fire e+tinguisher 5 sting8torFire "tation 5 punct de lupt8
9mpotriva incendiului
fire-fighting 5 lupta 9mpotriva incendiilorfire-sensitive area 5
6on8 predispus8 la incendii
foam fire e+tinguisher 5 sting8tor cu spum8
heat detector 5 detector de c8ldur8live electrical equipment 5
echipamente electrice sub tensiune
to muster 5 a se adunapowder fire e+tinguisher 5 sting8tor cu
substan7e chimice uscate
to put out 5 a stinge
smoke detector 5 detector de fum
sound the alarm 5 a da alarmasprinkler system 5 sistem de
stropire
