Fire Fighting Equipment on Ships

Požar broda nekontrolirano je gorenje cijelog broda ili njegovih dijelova. Eksplozija je trenutačno izgaranje tereta, odnosno zapaljivih plinova i para tekućih tereta ili pogonskog goriva. Do požara/eksplozije dolazi zbog/nakon sudara, poglavito brodova sa zapaljivim teretom ili zbog nepravilnih postupaka posade. Požari/eksplozije zbog nepravilnih postupaka mogu se dogoditi tijekom plovidbe (u prostorima s brodskim postrojenjima, ili skladištima tereta) ili na sidrišti i u luci (skladište - najčešće neposredno nakon iskrcaja nekog tereta). Ciljevi protupožarne sigurnosti su spriječiti nastanak požara i eksplozije; ograničiti opasnost po život nastalu požarom; smanjiti rizik od štete uzrokovane požarom, za brod, njegov teret i okoliš; zadržati, nadzirati i suzbiti požar i eksploziju u odjeljku u kojem je nastao; i predvidjeti odgovarajuće i lako dostupne puteve bijega za putnike i posadu.A ship fire is an uncontrollable process of burning of an entire ship or its parts. An explosion is an combustion of cargo, flammable gases and fumes of liquid cargo or propellent fuel. Fires and explosions happen as the result of a collision or after it, especially within ships carrying flammable cargo or due to improper cargo handling. These inadequate cargo handling procedures may couse fire or explosions during navigation (in sections with ship installations or stowage) at an anchorage or in a port (usually after discharging cargo). The aims of fire safety are to prevent fire and explosions, to limit the life threathing situations, to reduce the risk of damage to a ship, cargo and the environment, to keep, control and supress fire and explosions in the part of a ship where it started, as well as to provide adequate and easily accessible emergency exits