Liquid flow solar container fire fighting system

What is a FFS container?

FFS has engineered a series of container solutions suitable for both marine and onshore applications, emphasizing flexibility, lightweight design, and compactness for ease of deployment. These self-contained units, housed in a 10-foot ISO standard container, offer superior firefighting capabilities.

What are self-contained firefighting units?

These self-contained units, housed in a 10-foot ISO standard container, offer superior firefighting capabilities. They come with options for integrated foam and priming systems, ensuring a comprehensive solution for emergency responses.

Does SOLAS require water-based fire-fighting system?

For the purpose of extinguishing and suppressing fires at early stage, SOLAS convention requires the installation of water-based fire-fighting system for high risk objects in a machinery space (main engine, auxiliary engine, boiler, incinerator, F.O. purifier, and IGG) on ships which keel is laid on and after July 1, 2002.

What is a low pressure firefighting system?

This is a low pressure system with a maximum pressure of 25 bar. This is supplied as a “plug and play” unit, ready to be connected to water, power pumps and pipes. It meets the requirements of MSC/circ. 1387 type and certification IMO Circ.913 as a localised firefighting system for internal combustion machinery in Category A spaces.

Why did the IMO amend SOLAS Regulation 10 – firefighting?

Continuing unease within the marine industry with respect to fire protection arrangements on ships carrying large quantities of containers in open-top container holds and on or above the weather deck, prompted the IMO to amend SOLAS Regulation 10 – Firefighting through resolution MSC.365(93), adopted May 22, 2014.

Is container deck firefighting a hazard?

Container fires continue to be a critical hazard for all containership operators, and as vessel size and stack heights continue to grow, the task of container deck firefighting becomes even more challenging. As a technology leader in the containership sector, ABS has taken a proactive position on this issue.