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(g) Where Method II of fire protection is employed in a passenger shi| 

 the superstructure of which is constructed in aluminium alloy, the whole un^ 

 including the sprinkler pump, tank and air compressor shall be situated 

 the satisfaction of the Administration in a position reasonably remote froi 

 the boiler and machinery spaces. If the feeders from the emergency generate 

 to the sprinkler unit pass through any space constituting a fire risk the cable 

 shall be of a fireproof type. 



Regulation 60 



Fixed Froth Fire Extinguishing System 



(a) Any required fixed froth fire extinguishing system shall be able to 

 discharge a quantity of froth sufficient to cover to a depth of 6 inches (or 

 15 centimetres) the largest area over which oil fuel is liable to spread, 



(b) Such a system shall be controlled from an easily accessible position or 

 positions, outside the space to be protected, which will not be readily cut off 

 by an outbreak of fire. 



Regulation 61 



Fire Detection Systems 



(a) All required fire detection systems shall be capable of automatically 

 indicating the presence or indication of fire and also its location. Indicators 

 shall be centralised either on the bridge or in other control stations which 

 are provided with a direct communication with the bridge. The Administra- 

 tion may permit the indicators to be distributed among several stations. 



(b) In passenger ships electrical equipment used in the operation of 

 required fire detection systems shall have two separate sources of power, one 

 of which shall be an emergency source. 



(c) The alarm system shall operate both audible and visible signals at the 

 main stations referred to in paragraph (a) of this Regulation. Detection 

 systems for cargo spaces need not have audible alarms. 



Regulation 62 



Fixed Pressure Water-spraying Systems for Engine Rooms and Boiler Rooms 



(a) Fixed pressure water-spraying systems for boiler rooms with oil fired 

 boilers and engine rooms with internal combustion type machinery shall be 

 provided with spraying nozzles of an approved type. 



Ch. 2 



