Fixed systems
Fixed foam systems
Foam lays a blanket on a burning liquid and cuts off the oxygen. The deck version protects the cargo deck of a tanker.
Key facts
- These systems protect the places where burning liquids are the main hazard: machinery spaces, pump rooms and tanker decks.
- The fixed deck foam system on tankers delivers foam over the whole cargo deck with monitors and applicators.
- The foam concentrate is of an approved type and is tested per the IMO guidelines.
Legal basis
SOLAS II-2; FSS Code chapters 6 and 14 (foam systems).
This is not a legal text: when in doubt, the current wording of the Convention and the FSS Code decides.