Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)SchedulesSecond ScheduleProtocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974AnnexChapter II-2 : Construction—Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire ExtinctionPart A — GeneralRegulation 7 : Fire extinguishers |
| (a) | All fire extinguishers shall be of approved types and designs. |
| (i) | The capacity of required portable fluid extinguishers shall be not more than 13,5 litres (3 gallons) and not less than 9 litres (2 gallons). Other extinguishers shall not be in excess of the equivalent portability of the 13,5 litre (3 gallons) fluid extinguisher and shall not be less than the fire-extinguishing equivalent of a 9 litre (2 gallons) fluid extinguisher. |
| (ii) | The Administration shall determine the equivalents of fire extinguishers. |
| (b) | Spare charges shall be provided in accordance with requirements to be specified by the Administration. |
| (c) | Fire extinguishers containing an extinguishing medium which, in the opinion of the Administration, either by itself or under expected conditions of use gives off toxic gases in such quantities as to endanger persons shall not be permitted. |
| (d) | A portable froth applicator unit shall consist of an inductor type of airfroth nozzle capable of being connected to the fire main by a fire hose, together with a portable tank containing at least 20 litres (4/6 gallons) of frothmaking liquid and one spare tank. The nozzle shall be capable of producing effective froth suitable for extinguishing an oil fire, at the rate of at least 1,5 cubic metres (53 cubic feet) per minute. |
| (e) | Fire extinguishers shall be periodically examined and subjected to such tests as the Administration may require. |
| (f) | One of the portable fire extinguishers intended for use in any space shall be stowed near the entrance to that space. |