Fire hazards from cargoes
- Substances liable to react with
- Flammable liquids and solids
- Pyrophoric cargoes
- Compressed flammable gas
- Oxidizing cargoes and organic peroxides
- Self-heating cargo & spontaneous combustion
- Themselves
- Water
- Other cargoes
- Materials of the ship
- Explosives
Note :-
The fire safety objectives are to:
- prevent the occurrence of fire and explosion;
- reduce the risk to life caused by fire;
- reduce the risk of damage caused by fire to the vessel, its cargo and the environment;
- contain, control and suppress fire and explosion in the compartment of origin; and
- provide adequate and readily accessible means of escape for crew.
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