Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NAVIGATION (FIRE APPLIANCES) REGULATIONS 1968

- made under the Navigation Act 1912

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Table of Amendments

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   3.      Repeal  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Application  
   7.      Power of Minister to exempt in certain cases  

   PART II--PASSENGER SHIPS

   8.      References to ship  
   9.      Fire patrol to be maintained  
   10.     Instructions to fire patrol  
   11.     Fire detection and fire alarm system  
   11A.    Emergency internal communications and alarm systems  
   12.     Fire pumps  
   13.     Water pressure  
   14.     Fire hoses  
   14A.    Nozzles for fire hoses in passenger ships  
   14B.    Fire hoses in the interior of a ship to be coupled to a fire hydrant  
   15.     Portable fire extinguishers  
   17.     Portable drilling machine  
   18.     Fire-smothering gas in cargo spaces  
   19.     Fire appliances for machinery spaces in ships with oil-fired boilers  
   20.     Fire fighting systems for boiler rooms  
   21.     Fire extinguishers for spaces fitted with internal combustion machinery  
   22.     Fire appliances for spaces fitted with steam turbines  
   23.     Fire pump capacity  

   PART III--CARGO SHIPS

   24.     References to ship  
   25.     Fire pumps  
   26.     Water pressure  
   27.     Fire hoses  
   28.     Portable fire extinguishers  
   29.     Fire buckets  
   31.     Portable drilling machine  
   32.     Appliances for conveying fire-smothering gas into cargo spaces  
   33.     Fire fighting systems for boiler rooms  
   34.     Portable fire appliances for spaces fitted with oil-fired boilers  
   35.     Additional appliances for machinery spaces in ships with oil-fired boilers  
   36.     Fire extinguishers for spaces fitted with internal combustion machinery  
   37.     Fire appliances for spaces fitted with steam turbines  
   38.     Fire pump capacity  

   PART IV--SHIPS ENGAGED IN TRADING ON THE RIVER MURRAY AND ITS

   39.     References to ship  
   40.     Fire pumps, fire hoses, fire buckets and fire extinguishers  
   41.     Fire appliances for motor ships  
   42.     Additional fire appliances  

   PART V--GENERAL

   43.     Fire pumps  
   44.     Source of power for fire pumps  
   45.     Arrangements for the use of other pumps as fire pumps  
   46.     Use of fire pumps  
   47.     Arrangement of water pipes and hydrants  
   48.     Water pipes to be fitted with cocks or valves  
   49.     Construction of water pipes  
   50.     Interchangeability of hoses, nozzles etc  
   51.     Fire hydrants  
   52.     Additional fire hydrants  
   53.     International shore connections  
   54.     Fire hoses, nozzles etc  
   55.     Duties of master in relation to fire hoses etc  
   56.     Fire buckets  
   57.     Master to cause fire buckets to be kept filled etc  
   59.     Breathing apparatus  
   60.     Breathing apparatus etc to be marked with maker's name and operating instructions  
   61.     Construction of fire extinguishers  
   62.     Fire extinguishing media  
   63.     Spare charges for portable fire extinguishers  
   64.     Fire extinguisher in passenger and crew spaces  
   65.     Testing of fire extinguishers  
   66.     Examination and testing of fire extinguishers  
   67.     Marking of examined and tested fire extinguishers  
   68.     Unsatisfactory fire extinguishers not permitted on ship  
   69.     Control of piping system  
   70.     Arrangement of piping system  
   71.     Requirements of gas fire-smothering piping systems for boiler rooms etc  
   72.     Quantity of carbon-dioxide to be furnished in a ship  
   73.     Production of gas from liquefied carbon-dioxide  
   74.     Distribution of carbon-dioxide in the boiler-rooms etc  
   75.     Generator produced gas  
   76.     Warning to be given  
   78.     Equivalents  
   79.     Additional fire appliances  
           SCHEDULE 1 Fixed froth fire-extinguishing system
           SCHEDULE 2 Non-portable froth fire extinguishers
           SCHEDULE 3 Carbon-dioxide fire extinguishers
           SCHEDULE 4 Portable fire extinguishers other than carbon-dioxide
           SCHEDULE 5 International shore connection
           SCHEDULE 6 Automatic water sprinkler systems