11Fire detection and fire alarm system

11 Fire detection and fire alarm system

(1) A ship shall be furnished with manually operated fire alarms fitted throughout the passenger spaces and crew spaces in the ship for the purpose of enabling a member of a fire patrol or any other person to give the alarm immediately on the detection of fire.

(1A) A fire alarm fitted in a ship in accordance with subregulation (1) shall, when operated, activate aural and visual fire indicators on the navigating bridge or in a fire control station.

(2) A ship shall be furnished with an approved automatic fire detection and fire alarm system capable of:

(a) detecting the presence of fire in a part of the ship that is inaccessible to members of a fire patrol; and

(b) relaying the fact referred to in paragraph (a) to aural and visual fire indicators on the navigating bridge or in a fire control station.

(4) Where a fire detection and fire alarm system depends on electricity for its operation, the system shall be connected to 2 sources of supply, one of which shall be an emergency source.