Navigation (Fire Appliances) Regulations 1968
43Fire pumps
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43 Fire pumps
(1) A fire pump furnished in a ship in accordance with these Regulations shall be provided with relief valves, wherever necessary, so placed and adjusted as to prevent excessive pressure in any part of the water pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles served by the pump.
(2) A fire pump furnished in a ship in accordance with these Regulations that is not a positive displacement pump shall be fitted with a non-return valve on the suction or discharge side of the pump.