Depending on the Bering boats’ size and class requirements, the next passive fire protection and firefighting equipment is installed throughout the vessels:
– Fire-resistant insulation. Depending on the location and size of the boat, the thickness and placing of the protective materials differ. For example, Rockwool around the engine rooms is over 10 cm thick while for other cabins, especially for the risk-free areas, its thickness decreases. This way we save space and provide our clients more comfort in the living quarters.
– Bulkheads and fire-resistant doors. Watertight doors with fire insulation inside produced by Bofor can resist fire for up to 30 minutes. Specially designed bulkheads are enough to keep the fire from spreading to the master cabin.
The list of active fire-fighting appliances on Bering yachts includes:
– Emergency fire pumps that can deliver seawater even in the case of an energy shutoff.
– A Poseidon joint-monitoring safety system. A ship control system regulates all the electronic equipment onboard, including fire monitoring systems and smoke and fire detectors.
– Fire extinguishing system in the engine room using aerosol fire suppression technology. Modern approved halon replacement and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) alternative, Stat-X fire suppression system answers all the possible firefighting challenges. It generates an ultra-fine suspension of highly ionized potassium fire-fighting particles upon actuation thus inhibiting the fire chain reaction. Agent particles also absorb heat from the fire and form inert gases upon decomposition. Clean-up of the post-fire area does not have any chemical or environmental hazards due to the firefighting agent. According to the producer, it is by far the most efficient fire suppression agent by weight. It is activated automatically and manually, by pressing the emergency buttons out of the boat on the maindate.
– Enough fire extinguishers of different classes located throughout the boat according to their class and safety recommendations.
– Safety and evacuation plan and also written guidelines on the crew fire safety training. Captain’s responsibility is to organize proper training and conduct regular inspections of the equipment, fire safety devices and crew knowledge about the firefighting and safety protocols and activities.