### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Appliances) (Ships Built On or After 25 May 1980 but Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(消防裝置)(1980年5月25日或之後但1984年9月1日之前建造的船舶)規例》

12. Firemen’s outfits
(1) Every ship of Class I shall be provided with—
(a) 2 firemen’s outfits and in addition;
(b) 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. Every such outfit shall comply with the requirements of regulation 71. Two of them shall include breathing apparatus of the air-hose type and the remainder shall include breathing apparatus of the self-contained type.
(2) 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.

13. International shore connection
Every ship of Class I of 1,000 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 and 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.

14. Regulations 3 to 13 apply to ships of Class II
(L.N. 253 of 2018)Regulations 3 to 13 apply to ships of Class II as they apply to ships of Class I.
(L.N. 253 of 2018)

15. Regulations 3 to 13 apply to ships of Class II(A) of certain length
(L.N. 253 of 2018)Regulations 3 to 13 apply to ships of Class II(A) of 21.34 metres in length or over as they apply to ships of Class I.
(L.N. 253 of 2018)

16. 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 a hand pump with a permanent sea connection, a hose with a 10 millimetres diameter 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 and a dual-purpose nozzle.
(L.N. 412 of 1995)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Appliances) (Ships Built On or After 25 May 1980 but Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(消防裝置)(1980年5月25日或之後但1984年9月1日之前建造的船舶)規例》

17. Portable fire extinguishers
Every ship of Class II(A) of less than 21.34 metres in length shall be provided with at least 1 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 1 portable fire extinguisher shall be available for use in any galley.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Appliances) (Ships Built On or After 25 May 1980 but Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(消防裝置)(1980年5月25日或之後但1984年9月1日之前建造的船舶)規例》

19. Machinery spaces containing internal combustion type machinery
(1) Every ship of Class II(A) of 15.24 metres in length or over but of less than 21.34 metres in length shall be provided in each space containing internal combustion type propelling machinery with at least 5 portable fire extinguishers suitable for extinguishing oil fires, and every ship of Class II(A) of less than 15.24 metres in length shall be provided with at least 3 such portable fire extinguishers in such spaces. (L.N. 412 of 1995)
(2) Every ship of Class II(A) of 15.24 metres in length or over but of less than 21.34 metres in length shall comply with regulation 18(3) and (4) as it applies to Class II(A) of less than 21.34 metres. (L.N. 412 of 1995)

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.

29. No provision.

30. No provision.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Appliances) (Ships Built On or After 25 May 1980 but Before 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(消防裝置)(1980年5月25日或之後但1984年9月1日之前建造的船舶)規例》

32. 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 or service spaces. 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—
(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 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.

33. Fixed fire extinguishing arrangements in cargo spaces
(1) In every ship of Class VII engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods there shall be provided a fixed fire extinguishing system complying with the requirements of Schedule 9 which shall be so arranged as to protect every cargo space.
(2) 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 fire extinguishing system complying with the requirements of Schedule 9 which shall be so arranged as to protect every cargo space.
(3) The Director may exempt any ship from the requirements of subregulation (2) to provide a fixed fire-extinguishing installation in the cargo holds of the ship if he is satisfied that the holds therein are provided with steel hatch covers and effective means of closing all ventilators and other openings leading to the holds and the ship is employed solely in the carriage of ore, coal, grain, unseasoned timber or non-combustible cargoes or of cargoes which, in the opinion of the Director, constitute a low fire risk. (L.N. 412 of 1995)
(4) In every ship of Class VII engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods and in every other ship of Class VII of 2,000 tons or over there shall be provided in each open ro/ro cargo space having a deck over and each space which is a closed ro/ro cargo space not capable of being sealed, a fixed pressure water spraying system complying with Schedule 8. Due consideration shall be given to bilge pumping arrangements and drainage facilities. (32 of 2000 s. 48)