### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

9. Fire extinguishing appliances in other machinery spaces
In every ship of Class I where a fire hazard exists in any machinery space for which no specific provisions for fire extinguishing are required by regulation 7 or 8 there shall be provided in or adjacent to that space a sufficient number of portable fire extinguishers to ensure that at least one extinguisher is not more than 10 metres walking distance from any position within that space unless equivalent means of fire extinction are provided.

9A. Paint lockers, etc.
In every ship of Class I, every paint locker and flammable liquid locker shall be protected by an approved fire-extinguishing system.
(L.N. 410 of 1995)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

11. Firemen’s outfits
(1) Every ship of Class I shall be provided with—
(a) 2 firemen’s outfits and, in addition,
(b) (i) 2 firemen’s outfits for every 80 metres (or part thereof) of the aggregate of the lengths of all passenger spaces and service spaces on the deck which carries such spaces or, if there is more than one such deck, on the deck which has the largest aggregate of such lengths;
(ii) every such outfit shall comply with the requirements of regulation 69; 2 such outfits shall include breathing apparatus of the air-hose type and the remainder shall include breathing apparatus of the self-contained type provided that where the air-hose of an air-hose type breathing apparatus has, in order to comply with paragraph (1) of Schedule 5, to exceed 36 metres in length a self-contained breathing apparatus shall be provided either in addition to or as a substitute for that air-hose type breathing apparatus; and (L.N. 410 of 1995)
(iii) in ships carrying more than 36 passengers—subject to subregulation (1A), 2 additional firemen’s outfits shall be provided for in each main vertical fire zone. (L.N. 410 of 1995; L.N. 254 of 2018)
(1A) Subregulation (1)(b)(iii) does not apply in relation to—
(a) the stairway enclosures of a post-1998 ship that constitute individual main vertical zones; or
(b) the main vertical zones in the fore or aft end of the ship that do not contain a space classified in regulation 78(3)(b) as Category (6), (7), (8) or (12). (L.N. 254 of 2018)
(2) Two such firemen’s outfits shall be available at any one storage position. At least 2 firemen’s outfits shall be stored in each main vertical zone. (L.N. 410 of 1995)
(3) In every ship of Class I carrying more than 36 passengers for each pair of breathing apparatus there shall be provided one water fog applicator which shall be stored adjacent to such apparatus.

12. International shore connection
Every ship of Class I of 500 tons or over shall be provided with at least one international shore connection which shall comply with the requirements of Schedule 1 to enable water to be supplied from another ship or from the shore to the fire main. Fixed provision shall be made to enable such a connection to be used on the port side and on the starboard side of the ship.

13. Application
Regulations 3 to 12 inclusive shall apply to ships of Class II as they apply to ships of Class I. 

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

14. Application
Regulations 3 to 12 inclusive shall apply to ships of Class IIA of 21.34 metres in length or over as they apply to ships of Class I.

15. Fire pumps, fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles
Every ship of Class II(A) of less than 21.34 metres in length shall be provided in a position outside the machinery spaces with either a power or hand operated pump with a permanent sea connection and a hose with a 10-millimetre diameter dual-purpose nozzle capable of producing a jet of water having a throw of not less than 6 metres which can be directed on to any part of the ship.
(L.N. 410 of 1995; E.R. 1 of 2022)

16. Portable fire extinguishers
Every ship of Class II(A) of less than 21.34 metres in length shall be provided with at least one portable fire extinguisher in each of the passenger spaces above the bulkhead deck, and with at least 2 such extinguishers in each of the crew spaces and in each of the passenger spaces below that deck. At least one portable fire extinguisher shall be available for use in any galley.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

18. No provision.

19. No provision.

20. No provision.

21. No provision.

22. No provision.

23. No provision.

24. No provision.

25. No provision.

26. No provision.

27. No provision.

28. No provision.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

30. Portable fire extinguishers
(1) Every ship of Class VII of 500 tons or over shall be provided with a sufficient number of portable fire extinguishers to ensure that at least one such extinguisher will be readily available for use in any part of the accommodation spaces, service spaces and control stations. The number of such extinguishers shall not be less than 5 in a ship of 1,000 tons or over and not less than 3 in a ship of 500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons.
(2) In every such ship there shall be provided in each ro/ro cargo space intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion—
(a) at least 2 portable extinguishers suitable for extinguishing oil fires for every 40 metres length of deck space so arranged that at least one extinguisher is available on each side of the space and at least one extinguisher is available at each access to the space; and
(b) one foam applicator unit complying with the requirements of Schedule 6. Not less than 2 such applicators shall be available in the ship for use in any such space.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

31. Fixed fire extinguishing arrangements in cargo spaces
(1) In every ship of Class VII engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods referred to in regulation 53.1.2 of specified Chapter II-2, there shall be provided— (L.N. 254 of 2018)
(a) a fixed gas fire extinguishing system complying with the requirements of Schedule 10 for every cargo space (other than ro/ro cargo spaces not capable of being sealed); and
(b) a fixed pressure water spraying system complying with the requirements of Schedule 9 for every ro/ro cargo space not capable of being sealed.
(2) (a) In every ship of Class VII of 2,000 tons or over other than ships to which subregulation (1) applies, there shall be provided a fixed gas fire extinguishing system complying with the requirements of Schedule 10 for every cargo space.
(b) The Director may exempt a pre-1998 ship from the requirements of subregulation (2)(a) if— (L.N. 254 of 2018)
(i) the ship is constructed and solely intended for the carriage of ore, coal, grain, unseasoned timber or non-combustible cargoes or cargoes which, in the opinion of the Director, constitute a low fire risk; and
(ii) the ship is fitted with steel hatch covers and effective means of closing all ventilators and other openings leading to the cargo spaces.
(3) In every ship of Class VII of 500 tons or over there shall be provided for every ro/ro cargo space capable of being sealed and for every cargo space (other than a ro-ro cargo space) intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion a fixed pressure water spraying system complying with Schedule 9, or a fixed gas fire extinguishing system complying with Schedule 10.
(4) In every ship of Class VII of 500 tons or over there shall be provided for every ro/ro cargo space not capable of being sealed a fixed pressure water spraying system complying with Schedule 9.