Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations, 2003 · As enacted · Part C · Part c*
Section 84
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In every ship, means shall be provided to prevent overpressure in any part of compressed air systems and wherever water jackets or casings of air com-pressors and coolers might be subjected to dangerous overpressure due to leakage into them from air pressure parts. Suitable pressure relief arrangements shall be provided for all systems.
The main starting air arrangements for main propulsion internal combustion engines shall be adequately protected against the effects of backfiring and internal explosion in the starting air pipes.
All discharge pipes from starting air compressors shall lead directly to the starting air receivers, and all starting pipes from the air receivers to main or auxiliary engines shall be entirely separate from the compressor discharge pipe system.
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Provision shall be made to reduce to a minimum the entry of oil into the air pressure system and to drain these systems.
Ventilating systems in machinery spaces.
Chapter II