MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEM
1.Fire mains, fire pumps and hydrants including hoses, nozzles and international shore connections
Every week
Check main fire pump.
Check emergency fire pump: heating device for starting, starting system, non-return valves, stop valves, run it at least 20 minutes under required pressure, check every thing around the pump, check the quantity of fuel to run it at least 3 hours at the maximum rate, the fuel in the storage tank out side of engine room can run the pump 15 hours.
Fire hose box.
The gemel, spanner, hose, seals etc. comply with the fire prevention control plan.
Check the double use nozzle.
Check the hydrants, hose connections.
Every month
Hammer test the manifold under pressure, especially caution to be taken are the places of sludge easily be made up, corrosion easily happened and the stop valve to engine room.
The international connection should be accompanied by the standard flange and four pairs of studs and nuts and a sealing packing.
Every quarter
Check the switch, valves, and hoses for water fire fighting system.
The operation system of water fire fighting system in good condition, the feed pump can automatically start in case of pressure dropping, no leakage and corrosion on the pipe line, the distributor outside of engine room in good order, the nozzle in good condition.
Every half a year
Derusting, painting and remarking.
Every year
Derust, remarking and paint over all.
Check the fan, connecting shaft, wire holder, junction box of the motor of fire and emergency fire pumps.
Check wire holder, overload relay, relay contactor in the motor control box.
Check the magnet valve action time, and the position limiting switch.
Check the coupling of fire and emergency fire pump.
Carefully check all the water fire fighting system, carry out effectiveness test and hydraulic pressure test.
Annual survey by the class society.
Every two and half year
Overhaul the fire pump if necessary.
Intermediate survey by class society.
Every five year
Special survey by the class society.
2. fixed fire detection and fire alarm system
Every week
Inspect and clean the main panel of fire detector and alarming system.
Every month
Inspect the electrical control system for fixed fire detector and fire alarm system.
Inspect and clean the main panel and all the system of fire detector and alarming system.
Test each detector.
Every year
Inspect the electrical control system for fixed fire detector and fire alarm system.
Inspect and clean the main panel and all the system of fire detector and alarming system.
Test each detector.
Annual survey by the Class Sociaty.
3.
( Fixed fire-extinguishing systems < /1211and HALON etc.> and other fire extinguishing appliances )
Every month
Visually inspect the control point, bottle storage, drive mechanism, marks and operation instruction etc..
Visually inspect the system pipeline and releasing nozzles.
Manually test the alarm system.
Check the flashlighter battery and thermometer in the place of the air bottles.
Alarm system effectiveness test
Oil the moving part of the system.
Every year
Derust, paint and remark.
Check, oil and adjust the moving parts, driving mechanism etc..
Overall check the fixed fire fighting system and repair it if necessary.
Annual survey by the class sosiety.
Every two year
Weight the bottles, renew the concerned certificates, and refill them if necessary.
Unobstructing test the pipeline, renew the certificate.
Every five year
After ten years, 10% of the bottles to be hydraulic test for every year.
4. ( Fixed fire-extinguishing systems in paints rooms )
Every month
Visually overall check.
Oil the moving part.
Every year
Oil the moving parts.
Annual survey by the class society.
Every two year
Weight and if necessary refill the bottles and renew the certificates.
5.Fixed fire-extinguishing systems in machinery spaces containing oil-fired boilers or oil fuel units
Every month
Visually overall check.
Oil the moving part.
Every year
Oil the moving parts.
Annual survey by the class society.
Every two year
Weight and if necessary refill the bottles and renew the certificates.
6. Automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm systems
Every week
Check the fire pump for the auto spray system.
Check the hydraulic tank.
Visually check the main control panel and manually test the annunciator.
Check and oil the switch, valves.
Check the operation instruction and marks.
Effectiveness testing on auto spray and alarm.
Check the power of fire pump.
Every year
Derust, paint, and mark.
Check the fan, connecting shaft, wire holder, overload relay, control box etc.
of the fire pump motor.
Check the coupling of the pump.
Annual survey.
7.systems including fire and smoke dampers, fan and their controls
íEvery week
Visually check the door, skylight, fire and smoke dampers of the engine and pump room.
íEvery month
Oil the door, skylight, fire and smoke dampers of the engine and pump room, and check the marks.
Check sealing condition of the door, skylight, fire and smoke dampers of the engine and pump room.
Manually and automatically test.
Derust and paint the door, skylight, fire and smoke dampers of the engine and pump room, and mark the switch of the ventilation trunks.
Check and maintain the skylight open-close device.
Check and maintain the motor and control box.
íEvery year
Annual survey
8.Emergency shut down of fuel supply
íEvery month
Visually outside check.
Effectiveness test.
Oil the quick closing valve, pneumatic piston rod.
Oil the telescope rod of ventilation quick-closing device.
Check the marks of the control place and control handle.
Check the remote control system control power and relay, keep the junction box in good watertight.
íEvery year
Annual survey
9.Fire doors including their controls)
íEvery month
Visually check the fire doors, clear away the obstacles.
Oil the fire doors.
Quick closing test the all of the fire doors on board, and check their structure conditions.
Check the engine room doors.
Check the fire door control system in bridge and effectiveness testing.
íEvery yeqr
íAnnual survey
10. General emergency alarm systems
íEvery week
Visually check.
íEvery month
Visually check and clean the alarm controller in bridge.
Test the effectiveness of alarm and lighting units and selectively test the effectiveness of alarm points at the time of monthly fire fighting exercise.
íEvery year
Generally check the alarm control units in the bridge and the effectiveness of alarming system.
Annual survey
11. Emergency escape breathing devices
Every month
Check if there is any shortage and out of position.
Clean and mark.
Check the accessories and the pressure, refill and maintain if necessary.
Every year
Check the accessories and the pressure, refill and maintain if necessary.
Annual survey.
12. Portable CO2 fire extinguishers including spares
íEvery month
Outline check, and check if the number, position, and marks of portable CO2 fire extinguishers comply with the fire control chart.
Check the validity of the certificate.
Re-weight them, refill it if 10% shortage of extinguisher agent.
Check the safety bolt, nozzle and other accessories.
íEvery year
Ask for annual inspection by the organization approved by the class society and obtain the survey report.
Annual survey.
13.
( Portable foam fire extinguishers including spares)
Every month
Check if the number, position, and marks of portable foam fire extinguishers comply with the fire control chart.
Check the validity of the certificate.
Check the pressure, refill or renew if necessary.
Check the safety bolt, nozzle and other accessories.
Every year
Ask for annual inspection by the organization approved by the class society and obtain the survey report.
Annual survey
14. Fire-fighter’s outfits
Every month
Check if the number, position, and marks of portable foam fire extinguishers comply with the fire control chart.
Check the condition of the fire fighter outfits.
Check the breathing apparatus.
Check the number of spare air bottles and their pressure.
Check fire ropes, hand lamps, fire axe.
Refill the breathing bottles.
Clean and maintain the air filling machine.
Every year
Overall check and maintain the fire fighter outfits.
Arrange breathing bottles water pressure test by the specialized company and steel sealed.
Annual inspection for the air filling machine.
Annual survey.
15. Low-voltage lighting systems
Every year
Visually inspection for bulbs, marks etc., and record.
Every year
Check the main electric power and emergency power.
Every five year
Test the brightness of the lighting system.
16. Public address systems
Every week
Test the effectiveness.
Clean the main control board.
Every year
Overall inspection.
annual survey
17. Deck low-expansion foam systems
Every year
Visually check the foaming system, including the number, marks, position and operation instruction. etc..
Check the adjust position of the proportion mixing units, clean and maintain the fire pump.
Check the foam, foam tank and level vision tube.
Oil the moving parts of all the system.
If possible, to carry out the effectiveness test every three month combine with the monthly fire fighting exercises, the time period to be controlled in a minute.
Every half a year
Derust, paint, mark all the system.
Every year
To carry out water through test.
Arrange the foam liquid for chemical examination, if need, to be renewed and recorded.
Overhaul the fire pump, check and clean the power control box.
Annual survey.
18. portable foam applicator
Every month
Check if their number, position, mark comply with the fire control chart.
Visually check the foam trunk, mixing units, proportion adjusting valve, hose, gun etc..
Check foam liquid, if need, to be refilled and renewed.
Function with the proportion adjust valve and the flow control valve.
Every two year
Renew the foam liquid and take the report and certificate.
19.
( Fire safety arrangements in cargo pump rooms )
Every month
Check the portable fire extinguisher.
Check the fire fighter outfits.
Check the emergency escape breathing device.
Check and test the alarm system, check the concerned large fire fighting system.
Check the water tight doors, windows and fire dampers.
Check and measure the temperature of wall through shafts.
Every year
Overall check the portable fire extinguishers, fire fighter outfits, EEBD, large fire fighting system, wall through shafts temperature, alarm system, watertight doors, watertight windows, fire dampers etc..
Annual survey.
20. Flammable gas detectors
Every month
Check the main power control board.
Test the alarm system, demarcate accuracy of the flammable gas detectors.
Check the main power.
Every year
Overall check the main power control board, detectors, alarm system, etc..
Annual survey.
