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The Water Mist Lance. The XFlow Mobile Water Monitor has a 40m range.

Following the Maersk Honam ? re, quired in a foreseeable future. Survitec signi? cant heights of the top contain-

Maersk and ABS carried out their own is following this closely to be able to ers. Survitec’s water spray is discharged evaluation on hazards which are not ad- develop new safe ? re products to serve both vertically to protect crew from the dressed in the IMDG code. As a result, our customers, said Erik Christensen, heat, and horizontally to suppress the

Maersk’s own procedures have been Technical Director Water and Inergen, ? re. Similarly, the Mobile Water Moni- modi? ed – for example any container Novenco Fire Fighting A/S, a Survitec tor boasts a nozzle pressure of 4.0 bar, identi? ed as carrying dangerous goods Group Company the throwing distance is 40m and the is not stowed near crew accommodation Survitec’s Novenco Fire Fighting monitor can protect up to 10 tiers of or the engine room, and ? re-resistant (NFF) XFlow Mobile Water Monitor is containers, and even more at high pres- cargo is stowed above deck. But these used to protect the container deck area sure. The ? exibility of Survitec’s Water depend on cargoes being correctly de- and the associated Water Mist Lance is Mist Lance means the system can reach clared. Although some authorities check used to protect container bays. In the cabins, waste bin etc. and cars onboard random containers and impose penalties event of a ? re in a container, the water the container ship and is equipped with for misdeclaration – a common practice mist lance and the water monitor can a drill to penetrate the container wall to avoid higher cargo rates – in many be used together or independently. The quickly and safely. Requiring only one cases such dangers are overlooked, with water mist lance tool case contains a crew member to operate reduces the risk potentially serious consequences. battery-operated drill, a ? re hose and the of danger to fellow crew members.

SOLAS says that containerships built lance itself. The equipment is designed With only one waterway connection after January 1, 2016 must have at least to be easily carried, mounted and oper- for fast response time from alarm to op- one water mist lance capable of pene- ated by one person. The lance is con- eration, the Mobile Water Monitor saves trating a container wall, while if ? ve or nected to the ? re main using the hose in crew members time. With hydrant adap- more tiers of containers are carried on the tool case. For maximum effect the tors available, the dual-purpose nozzle deck, ships up to 30m wide need at least hole needs to be drilled at a signi? cant is available for spray and jet function- two mobile water monitors, and over height, and once lance is then inserted ality. With Survitec, inspection and ser- 30m they need four. in the hole, it can operate unattended for vicing are part and parcel of these safety

Insurance companies are highlighting as long as needed. solutions. Survitec’s ethos of regular in- this issue with the latest reference being In terms of mobility, the Water Mist spection and/or servicing, increases the a presentation at IMO sub-committee Lance comes in a practical tool case for probability of functionality of its sys-

SSE7. Additional measures may be re- storage and use, for ease of transport to tems when needed.

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