NFPA 302 minimum requirements

[BAMASOUD]

We have a 60' boat used for securing/guarding crude oil export terminal. The boat has an engine room. We are following NFPA standards for This facility. I read NFPA-302 to see required fire fighting equipment for the engine room and the boat in general, but got confused. as per 12.1.1.2 : it requires fixed fire extinguishing system or portable clean agent/CO2 system with discharge port for the engine room.
while as per 12.1.2.9 : using the portable extinguishers is sufficient.
question : Do we need to have the fixed clean agent/CO2 system or not, if we go for code minimum requirements ?

Thanks in advance.

 

[cdafd]

Not into boats or 302

But 12.1.2.9 appears to give you two options::::


(1)

A fixed fire extinguishing/suppression system
(2)

Portable clean agent or CO2 extinguisher used in conjunction with a discharge port into the machinery space


Maybe this will give you some guidance:::::


• 46 CFR 181 Subpart D Fixed Fire Extinguishing and Detecting Systems. As with any section this should be read carefully. Basically it says if the vessel has an enclosed machinery space, that space requires a fixed fire extinguishing system. If the machinery space is so small that there is no room for a fixed fire extinguishing system to be installed, then it is recommended that the provisions of par. 4.5.2.2 ABYC Standard A-4 Fire Fighting Equipment or Section 12.1.1.2(2) NPFA 302 be used. They both recommend that a discharge port be installed into the machinery space to allow for a portable fire extinguisher with a nozzle to be discharged into the machinery space. This eliminates the need to lift the machinery space cover (thus adding air to the fire) in order to fight a machinery space fire

 

[BAMASOUD]

Thanks a lot cdafd for the information.