What is requirements for fire pump on ship as per SOLAS ?

Fire main pressure

With the two pumps simultaneously delivering through nozzles , the quantity of water, through any adjacent hydrants, the following minimum pressures are to be maintained  at all hydrants:

  1. vessels of 6,000 gross tonnage and upwards: 0.27 N/mm2 (40 psi)
  2. vessels of 1,000 gross tonnage and upwards, but under 6,000 gross tonnage: 0.25 N/mm2 (37 psi)

 

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