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The just-published abdominal muscle Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers is the initial of its kind to resolve firefighting as well as safety and security systems of freight holds of container vessels, the place of a collection of top-level fires onboard.
The Guide consists of a wide variety of symbols to take on freight fires
“Container carriers have grown much larger in recent years and the volume of cargo carried has expanded significantly,” claimed ABS Vice President ofTechnology Gareth Burton “In addition, the nature of the cargo has changed. Fires involving containers, especially with the volume and type of cargo now being carried, are becoming more frequent and can present a significant risk to the safety of the crew and the vessel. Aligned with the ABS safety mission, we address this issue and provide guidance for the development of robust designs that are better suited to address this key industry challenge.”
The Guide is for using containership developers, contractors, proprietors as well as drivers as well as defines the abdominal muscle demands for attending to fire safety and security in 4 essential locations:
- fire-fighting for containers stored on deck,
- fire-fighting for containers stored below,
- fire safety and security of the deckhouse as well as
- container hold flooding as a procedure for fire-fighting.
The Guide symbols resolve very early fire discovery, extra reliable fire reductions, much better security of team, as well as the safety and security factors to consider connected with freight hold flooding as a way of fire-fighting. These demands are above as well as past present SOLAS as well as associated market policies.
