A 602
A 602
RESOLUTION A.602(15)
adopted on 19 November 1987
THE ASSEMBLY,
1. ADOPTS the Revised Guidelines for Marine Portable Fire Extinguishers, the
text of which is annexed to the present resolution and which supersedes the
Guidelines annexed to resolution A.518(13);
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ANNEX
1 SCOPE
2 DEFINITIONS
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3 CLASSIFICATION
4 CONSTRUCTION
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FIRE CLASSIFICATIONS
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I International Organization for National Fire Protection Association
I Standardization (ISO (NFPA 10)
I standard 3941)*
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1 Class A: Fires involving solid I Class A: Fires in ordinary combustible!
I materials, usually of an I materials such as wood, cloth, paper, I
I organic nature, in which I rubber and many plastics. I
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combustion normally takes
place with the formation of
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I Class B: Fires involving I Class B: Fires in flammable liquids, I
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potassium.
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6 TEST SPECIFICATIONS
7.2 The size and type of extinguishers should be dependent upon the potential
fire hazards in the protected spaces. Care should also be taken to ensure
that the quantity of extinguishing medium released in small spaces does not
endanger personnel.
8 MARKING OF EXTINGUISHERS
.4 approval details;
.6 year of manufacture;
RESOLUTION A.602(15) adopted on 19 November 1987
REVISED GUIDELINES FOR MARINE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
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.8 test pressure;
9.2 Records of inspections should be maintained. The records should show the
date of inspection, the type of maintenance carried out, and whether or not a
pressure test was performed.
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RESOLUTION A.602(15) adopted on 19 November 1987
REVISED GUIDELINES FOR MARINE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
TYPES OF EXTINGUISHER
Water, with possible salts In solution Basic water Basic water Water solution IOry chemical Pre ssur I zed Halogenated
Extinguishing solution solution with containing foam I powders cerbon dioxide hydrocerbons
medium used: foam generating generating I
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substances substences I
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Expellant One bes le and Carbon dioxide Solution of Water solution Carbon dioxide orlcarbon dioxide
charge of the one ac Id or other sulphuric or and acid reagent other pressurlzedlor other Inert
extinguisher reagent; In pressurized hydrochloric (e.g. solution of Inert gases or lgases or dry
(stored general the Inert gases or acid or e I um In I um compressed air l e l r (stored
pressure or basic reagent compressed air aluminium sulphate) <stored pressure !pressure or
cartridge as Is a solution (storage sulphate or seperete lseperage
Indicated): of sodium pressure or certrldge) lcertrldgel
bicarbonate and separate I
the acid cartridge) I
reagent Is a
solution of
sulphuric or
hydrochloric
acid or of
aluminium
sulphate
The discharge
of the
extinguisher Is
achieved by:
Opening of the
valve.
Generetlon of
carbon dioxide
Opening of the
valve. Action
of pressurized
gas ( open Ing of
Opening of the
valve.
Generation of
carbon dioxide
Opening of the
valve.
Generetlon of
carbon dioxide
Opening of the
valve. Action
of pressurized
ges ( open Ing of
lopenlng of the
l v e Iv e , Action
I of pressur I zed
I ges (open Ing of
Opening of the
velve of the
container
constituting the
Opening of the valve
of the contelner
constituting the
extinguisher
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(chemical the cartridge) (chemical (chemical the cartridge) lthe certrldge) extinguisher
reaction which reectlon between reaction between I
develops Inside the ecld In the the acid solution I
the certrldge and In the certrldge
extinguisher) the basic and the basic
solution of the solution of the
charge) chergel
The discharged Water, with possible salts In solution Weter with salts Foem contelnlng Foam containing lory chemical I Cerbon dioxide I Halogeneted
extinguishing In solution cerbon dioxide the gas used !powders and I I hydrocarbons
medium consists 1carbon dioxide
of: I or other gas
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The discharged Cool Ing of the burning materials. Water evaporation and Formation of a foam layer which I Inhibition of Formetlon of e I Jnhlbltlon of the I ij;
extinguishing
medium causes
the extinction
consequent formation of a local atmosphere (weter/steaml
which Isolates the burning products from the surrounding elr
Isolates the burning products from
the surrounding elr
lthe combustion
lprocess by
I I nterruptl ng
I oc e I Inert
atmosphere
(carbon dioxide)
I combustion process by
I Interrupting the
I chemlcel reectlon
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of fire by: lthe chemlcel which Isolates
I reaction. Some the burning
lseparetlon of materials from
!burning the surrounding
lmeterlals from a Ir. Smothering
I surround Ing el r and cool Ing
I action of cerbon
I dioxide
RESOLUTION A.602(15) adopted on 19 November 1987
REVISED GUIDELINES FOR MARINE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
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TYPES OF EXTJNGUJSHER
The electrical Very I ow Very low Very J ow Low Low Ivery high, Very high Very high
res I stance of !Under Intense
the discharged lhe11t some
extinguishing lpowders may be
med I um Is: leJectrlc11Jly
I conductive
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Operating The Jet of the extinguisher Is to be directed towards the base of the fire !Powder mixture Gas, subject to Halon 1211 and 2402
pecuJ l11rltles lsubJect to wlnd11ge; they are normally
and I Imitations: The extinction of the fire Is achieved lwlnd11ge; they therefore have dlscherged 11s liquids
only when 1111 the burning surface Is lm11y therefore J lmlted whereas halon 1301 Is
covered by foam, I have reduced effectiveness In normally discharged
!effectiveness the open or In 11s II gas, When
11 n the open or vent 1111ted discharged es II ges,
[Ln ventilated spaces, subject to wlndege,
1sp11ces, It h!IS limited
I effectiveness In the
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open or In ventlleted
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spaces, Caution
should be exerclzed
In selection of type
of h11logeneted
hydrocarbons and size
of unit p11rtlcul11rly
If used In
accommodation spaces.
Avoid use In small
enclosed spaces when
persons ere present
Inside the spaces,
D1s11dv11nt11ges Not to be used where there are electrlcel hazards !Generated Carbon dioxide Helogen11ted
and dangers: I !powder mixtures may be hydrocerbons mey be
I Malfunctioning oflm11y be suffocating, toxic at concentration!
the reducing lsuffoc11tlng. higher than llmlt11tlo~I
errengements may !Powder can stated In regulation I
result In ld11m11ge 11-2/5 of the 1974 I
dangerous leJectrlc11J SOLAS Convention 11s I
overpressures, I contacts, emended or when
decomposed by
pyrolysis,
Maintenance Extinguishers with copper or copper alloy body should not be polished with products of corrosive nature I Some types of
which may cause wall thickness reduction. Such extinguishers should preferably be painted externally. !powder may be
I !altered by humidity;!
I !therefore, avoid I
The charge can freeze at temperatures of about o·c (unless I the ref! I ling of I
the charge Is made non-freezable chemically). 1the extinguisher
I J In humid locatlons.
Avoid Installing I The charge can freeze at about -5°C. I
the extinguisher The charge can be altered by elevated
In excessively temperatures (about 40°C or morel.
warm locations, Therefore, the extinguisher should not ~
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where the Internal be Installed In positions where It may 1When a carbon dioxide container Is
pressure of the be exposed to high or low temperatures. I provided, avoid the lnstal lat Ion of
carbon d I ox Ide I n 1the extinguisher In excesslvley warm
the cartridge 1 locatlons, where the Internal pressure
might rise to lof the carbon dioxide In the container
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very high values.
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!might rise to very high values.
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RESOLUTION A.602(15) adopted on 19 November 1987
REVISED GUIDELINES FOR MARINE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS