Emergency fire pumps
Capacity of the pump
The capacity of the pump shall not be less than 40% of the total capacity of the fire pumps required by regulation II-2/10.2.2.4.1 of the Convention and in any case not less than the following:
- for passenger ships of less than 1,000 gross tonnage and for cargo ships of 2,000 gross tonnage and upwards; 25 m3/h
- for cargo ships of less than 2,000 gross tonnage 15 m3/h.
Pressure at hydrants
When the pump is delivering the quantity of water required by above paragraph, the pressure at any hydrants shall be not less than the minimum pressure required by chapter II-2 of the Convention.
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