COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER

Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën helps the Hyundai F...
Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën helps the Hyundai Fortune (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods  (EmS Guide) states in its various schedules to use “copious quantities of water” for firefighting and handling spillage of dangerous goods.

For Example see fire schedule F-E below

 “Copious quantities of water” means total quantities of water provided for optimal fire-fighting using four jets of water, as required by SOLAS regulation II-2/4.

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Nederlands: Het containerschip Hyundai Fortune brandt als een fakkel. Op de achtergrond Hr. Ms. De Zeven Provinciën. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Shashi Kallada

33 years in Merchant Shipping, Last 18 years working on IMDG Code. Ex Sailor, Ex Manager Global Dangerous Goods Maersk Line.

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