Safety, Fire & Survival · Fire — Fire Pump
The emergency fire pump required by SOLAS is located:
- AIn the main engine room beside the main pump
- BIn a lifeboat
- COn the bridge
- DOutside the main machinery space, with its own power source, so it works if the engine room is on fire✓ Correct
Explanation
The emergency fire pump is sited outside the main machinery space with an independent power source (its own diesel or a generator outside the space), so the fire main can be supplied even if a machinery-space fire disables the main pumps.
Authority: SOLAS Chapter II-2; FSS Code (fire pumps)
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