Cubal Machinery Operating Manual

Illustration 4.1a Engine Room Fire Main and Hydrant System

HB
To Deck Fire To Deck Water
Main System Spray System FD031F FD030F
Funnel Base

HB
FD020F
Frame 70 Casing
HB HB
4th Deck FD019F
FD642F
Upper Deck

Engine Room
Compressed
Air Charging Set: 0.99MPa
HB HB HB
Start: 0.8MPa
Stop: 0.9MPa FD018F FD014F FD025F
2nd Deck
Auto
ST/SP

PI PI Hydro- HB HB HB
phore FD017F FD013F FD024F
Tank 3rd Deck
(2m3) For No.1
FD041F PIAL PS Bilge & Gas FD042F HB
FD001F FD002F Pump Auto FD026F
Fire Line Pressurising Start
Jockey Pump
(2m3/h x 0.9MPa)
PI HB HB HB
FD016F FD012F FD023F 4th Deck
To Bilge To Bilge
Holding Tank Holding Tank

To Soot Drain HB HB HB
To Bilge Well
Eductor Driving FD015F FD011F FD022F
FD102F Water Service Floor

FD103F To Ballast Eductor

Driving Water Service

To Ballast Eductor
Overboard Line

FD101F
BA153F FD005F FD051F FD050F BA152F FD004F
FD100F

PI PI PI
Bilge, Fire and
MC
No.1 General Service Pumps No.2
MC Water Spray MC
PP026
Self-priming PP025
Pump CF025

(245/180m3/h x 0.35MPa/0.9MPa) (1400m3/h x 0.9MPa) Key

PI PI PI

Fire Main

Sea Water
WS050F WS052F BG117F BG115F BG114F BG112F WS051F WS053F
Fresh Water

Compressed Air

From Main From Fresh Water From Direct Fire Hose and
Bilge Line Tank for Water Bilge Suction HB
Nozzle
Spray Line Rinsing

Main Cross-over Line

Drawing Reference: MB601.55

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4.1 Engine room and deck fire MAIN Forward Fire Pump, Sea Water Lift Pump opened beyond the capacity which can be accommodated by the accumulator
Systems and jockey pump, the pressure in the fire main will fall, and because the jockey
Manufacturer: ??
pump has insufficient capacity to maintain the pressure due to the volume of
No. of sets: 1 flow through the hydrant, No.1 bilge, fire and general service pump, which has
Bilge, Fire and General Service Pumps Type: ?? an auto start function, will start to maintain fire main pressure.
Model: ??
Manufacturer: Naniwa The emergency fire pump is located in the steering gear compartment and takes
Capacity: ??
No. of sets: 2 its suction from a dedicated sea chest. The pump suction and discharge valves,
Motor rating: ??
Type: Vertical, centrifugal, motor-driven including the sea chest valve, are normally kept open. This pump can be started
Model: FB2V-250-2 from the following locations:
Capacity: 245/180m3/h at 0.35Mpa/0.9Mpa Introduction • Locally.
Motor rating: 110kW, 440V, 60Hz, 1,750 rpm • Fire control station.
The pumps detailed above are able to supply sea water to all of the following
services: • Bridge.
Fire Main Pressurising Jockey Pump
• The fire hydrants in the engine room. The forward fire pump is located in the bosun’s store and takes its suction
Manufacturer: Naniwa
• The fire hydrants on deck. from a dedicated sea chest via a hydraulic lift pump located in the bow thruster
No. of sets: 1 room. This pump, which is diesel-driven, can be started from the following
Type: Horizontal, centrifugal, motor-driven • The fire hydrants serving the accommodation block. locations:
Model: EB2H-32D • Hawse pipe anchor cable washers. • Locally.
Capacity: 2.0m3/h at 0.9Mpa • Eductors serving the forward pump and bow thruster room, • Fire control station.
Motor rating: 5.5kW, 440V, 60Hz, 3,500 rpm bosun’s store, chain locker, forward and aft passageways
(starboard and port). • Bridge.

Emergency Fire Pump In addition, both bilge, fire and GS pumps can provide standby services to the The lift pump motor is driven by high pressure oil delivered from a hydraulic
Manufacturer: Naniwa following: pump located next to the fire pump. The fire pump diesel drive also drives the
hydraulic lift pump.
No. of sets: 1 • Drive for the ballast stripping eductor and soot drain eductor.
Type: Vertical, centrifugal, motor-driven • Deck water spray system. The engine room fire main consists of two main risers opposite each other,
Model: FBWHV-250 with hydrants provided at each principal level of the machinery space, a total
Capacity: 560m3/h at 110MWC The bilge, fire and GS pumps are normally left lined-up for operation on of 18 fire hydrants serve the engine room. The starboard side riser terminates
the fire main with the discharge and suction valves kept open, except when at the base of the funnel; the port side 200mm riser continues on to supply the
Motor rating: 280kW, 440V, 60Hz, 1,750 rpm
being used on other services. Both of these pumps take their suction from the deck fire main system. 40mm branch lines are taken off the risers to supply
sea water crossover main and can be started and stopped from the following the hydrants in the engine room. A 200mm branch line off the main pump
Forward Fire Pump locations: discharge line serves as a back-up supply to the water spray system. Deck
isolating valve FD587F allows the deck and engine room systems to be isolated
Manufacturer: ?? • Locally.
if circumstances dictate. This valve must always be left open during normal
No. of sets: 1 • Fire control station. operating conditions and is operated from an extended spindle located on the
Type: Diesel, hydraulic-driven • Bridge. trunk deck.
Model: ??
Capacity: 180m3/h at 90MWC The sea water fire main and deck wash system is maintained under a constant WARNING
Motor rating: ?? pressure of up to 0.9MPa by a 2.0m3 hydrophore unit and its associated All valves on the fire main system and associated pumps MUST be
jockey pump. The hydrophore unit is used to maintain the system pressure and operated on a regular basis to prevent seizure. It should be possible to
accommodate and replace any small losses in the system. By this means, the operate all of these valves by hand without the use of wheelkeys.
fire main and deck wash system is maintained under operational pressure to
supply water to any of the hydrants. Adjacent to each fire hydrant in the engine room is a hose reel and a jet/spray
nozzle.
The fire main and deck wash system supplies the hydrants located in the engine
room, around the accommodation block and out on deck. If a hydrant valve is

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