FM 200 Fire Suppression

Systems for Ships

At sea, safety requirements for the ship are of the highest importance.

This also applies to the safety against fire. When out in the open sea, in the

event of fire, prompt evacuation is impossible unless you jump in the

waters of the greatest depths. Prompt arrival of outside help is impossible as

there is nothing which would allow quick transport to reach the ship.

Hence the ship owners and management should have a proper

fire suppressant system installed as it is the only help that can be useful at

the hour of need. The fire suppression system would be aiding the staff to

combat flames when they have gone berserk and are bent on destroying everything that they can reach to.

The FM 200 fire suppression system is one of the best that can be used on a ship. It is a clean agent that works by interrupting fire on a molecular level. It does not act by taking oxygen out from the area, rather it feeds upon the heat of the flames causing it to

cool down and break apart the chain reaction. It falls upon the flames in

the form of a liquid, but since it has a very low melting point, it quickly

turns into gas and vaporizes in thin air. FM 200 does not deplete oxygen

from the area, it does not need to react with oxygen to become

powerful, and hence it is the safest agent that can be used in the

presence of humans and other living beings.

FM 200 is not available in small bottles at roadside vendors. It is a specifically manufactured gas and

comes in single skinned containers of various sizes. According to the design and build of the ship, cylinders that

are adjustable and easy to install can be procured and filled with the gas. For covering a bigger area but to be installed in a small space, multiple

cylinders of smaller size can be used and connected with the maze of steel pipes that would be leading the gas

to its destination.

Single skinned containers have no openings, slits or see through glass in

them. Since they are fixed to a specific place, measuring them by

feel or touch is impossible. They can be best measured with the help of an

ultrasonic liquid level indicator which can detect the liquid level by

its ultrasonic waves and give out precise level of the liquids inside.