Fire Extinguisher Size

[Plomong]

Does anyone have access to a copy of the ISO 9094 Part 1 standard that defines the fire prevention and fighting equipment to be carried by pleasure craft?

The French regulations under which my boat is registered only specify that the extinguishers should conform to that standard, but don't state the size or class of device (1 kg or 2 kg / 21 A or 21 B), etc.

 

[TigaWave]

As far as I am aware ISO 9094 part one is for commercial passenger boats on inland water ways, but here is what they say, they refer to the iso in a seperate section. You can read the whole thing here, http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-guidan...dqs_iw_code.htm

ISO is refered to here, clearly inland waterways/commercial
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-guidan...dqs_annex_3.htm

but for leisure use the blue code standard has to be adequate.

For MCA blue code sailing/commercially operated there is a list here
http://bluemoment.com/codeofpractice/annex4.html

I hope the links help. I have them here from going through the coding process myself not so long ago.

 

[2Tizwoz]

Before there were 'environmental' concerns I scrapped old caravans on occasion. The timber was of no value plastics were not a problem so I set fire to the entire van.

The area where I did this had a timber fence and to protect the fence and out of interest, as fire precautions were necessary on the caravan site, I occasionally controlled the fire.

A 1/2" hose was entirely ineffective once the van was burning. A bucket of water would put the fire out in the area it hit and with further buckets the fire could be put out entirely.

A stirrup pump working from a bucket would be of use only if the location was such that it was the only way to get to the seat of the fire.

A fire extinguisher would be far more succesful.

I have posted this in response to the Code of Practice posting which gives the option of a 'hand powered fire pump'.