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(c) Fire Hydrants, Hoses and Nozzles 



(i) A passenger ship shall be provided with such number of fire hoses as 

 the Administration may deem sufficient. There shall be at least one fire hose 

 for each of the hydrants required by paragraph (J) of Regulation 56 of this 

 Chapter and these hoses shall be used only for the purposes of extinguishing 

 fires or testing the fire extinguishing apparatus at fire drills and surveys. 



(Li) In accommodation, service and machinery spaces, the number and 

 position of hydrants shall be such that the requirements of paragraph {d) of 

 Regulation 56 of this Chapter may be complied with when all watertight 

 doors and all doors in main vertical zone bulkheads are closed. 



(iii) In a passenger ship the arrangements shall be such that at least two 

 jets of water can reach any part of any cargo space when empty. 



(iv) All hydrants in the machinery spaces of passenger ships with 

 oil-fired boilers or internal combustion type propelling machinery shall be 

 fitted with hoses having in addition to the nozzles required in paragraph (/) 

 of Regulation 56 of this Chapter nozzles suitable for spraying water on oil, 

 or alternatively dual purpose nozzles. 



id) International Shore Connection 



(i) A passenger ship of 1,000 tons gross tonnage and upwards shall be 

 provided with at least one international shore connection, complying with 

 Regulation 56 of this Chapter. 



(ii) Facilities shall be available enabling such a connection to be used on 

 either side of the ship. 



{e) Portable Fire Extinguishers in Accommodation and Service Spaces 



A passenger ship shall be provided in accommodation and service spaces 

 with such approved portable fire extinguishers as the Administration may 

 deem to be appropriate and sufficient. 



if) Fixed Fire Smothering Arrangements in Cargo Spaces 



(i) The cargo spaces of passenger ships of 1,000 tons gross tonnage and 

 upwards shall be protected by a fixed fire smothering gas system complying 

 with Regulation 58 of this Chapter. 



(ii) Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administration that a 

 passenger ship is engaged on voyages of such short duration that it would 

 be unreasonable to apply the requirements of sub-paragraph (i) of this 

 paragraph and also in passenger ships of less than 1,000 tons gross tonnage, 

 the arrangements in cargo spaces shall be to the satisfaction of the 

 Administration. 



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