Every year fires on board ships lead to loss of lives and severe damage to the ships themselves. The majority of fires on board ships originate in the engine room and failure in a flammable oil system followed by impingement of oil onto a high temperature surface is the leading cause of engine room fires. In addition, many engine room fires have an electrical source, such as electrical short-circuits and thermal overheating in the switchboards.
Identification and protection of high temperature surfaces in the engine room is considered to be a very effective measure to prevent engine room fires and is also fairly easy to implement on board. The purpose of this circular is therefore to increase awareness of the potential dangers associated with exposed high temperature surfaces in engine rooms. The existing regulatory requirements have been highlighted to focus attention on companies’ responsibility to ensure that the engine room systems are maintained in a safe condition and in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements at all times during operations.
See attached file : 02-12 Fire prevention in engine romms.pdf
机舱火灾预防
每年，发生在船上的火灾都会造成人员伤亡，同时给船舶造成严重损害。这些火灾大部分发生在机舱。当燃油系统发生故障，燃油碰到高温表面时便会引发火灾。这是机舱火灾的主要成因。此外，许多机舱火灾还与电有关，如电气短路和配电盘过热等。
识别和保护机舱内的高温表面是防止机舱火灾的一项有效措施。这项措施在船上比较容易实施。本通函的目的是加强对机舱中暴露在外的高温表面的潜在危害的认识。现行监管要求特别突出了船公司的责任，即，船公司应确保机舱系统处于安全状态，并在操作过程中遵守相关监管要求。
详细信息请参阅附件。
