Transportation Safety Board of Canada
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MARINE Reports - 2003 - M03W0073
Appendices
- Appendix A – Sketch of the Area of Occurrence
- Appendix B – Diagram of the CO2 Distribution Manifold
- Appendix C – List of Supporting Reports
- Appendix D – Glossary
Appendix A - Sketch of the Area of Occurrence
Appendix B -Diagram of the CO2 Distribution Manifold
Appendix C - List of Supporting Reports
The following TSB Engineering Laborarory reports were completed:
- LP 042/2003 – Engine Room Fire
- LP 001/2004 – Examination of Extinguisher Pipe Fittings
These reports are available upon request from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Appendix D - Glossary
| BCFC | British Columbia Ferry Corporation (now BC Ferry Services) |
|---|---|
| BHP | brake horsepower |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CSA | Canada Shipping Act |
| defect sheet | daily defect list |
| DP | designated person |
| ECR | engine control room |
| ENC | electronic navigation chart |
| Full Away | full sea speed ahead |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| ISM Code | International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention |
| kg | kilograms |
| kPa | kilopascals |
| Lloyd's | Lloyd's Register of Shipping |
| m | metres |
| Maximo | BCFC's fleet-wide planned maintenance database |
| MCTS | Marine Communications and Traffic Services |
| mm | millimetres |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association (United States) |
| nm | nautical miles |
| NPT | national pipe thread |
| QMS | quality management system |
| ro-ro | roll-on/roll-off |
| SMS | Safety Management System |
| SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea |
| SSB | Ship Safety Bulletin |
| TC | Transport Canada |
| TP | Transport Publication |
| TSB | Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
| VHF | very high frequency |
| º | degrees |
| ºC | degrees Celsius |
| " | inches |
1. Units of measurement in this report conform to International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards or, where there is no such standard, are expressed in the International System of units.
2. See Glossary at Appendix D for all abbreviations and acronyms.
3. The name has since been changed to BC Ferry Services, but for consistency is referred to as the British Columbia Ferry Corporation (BCFC) throughout this report.
4. Directional reference is given relative to the vessel's bow end, with No. 1 being "forward."
5. All times are Pacific daylight time (Coordinated Universal Time minus seven hours).
6. Being a non-SOLAS Convention (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea) vessel, there was no requirement for the fuel pipes to be jacketed.
7. The back pressure determined by the valve manufacturers was 2585 kPa (+/- 175 kPa).
8. TSB reports M99F0023 (Nanticoke) and M01M0005 (Thebaud Sea)
9. TSB Engineering Laboratory reports LP 042/2003 and LP 001/2004
10. Canada Shipping Act, Marine Machinery Regulations, Schedule XII, item 23.
11. TSB Engineering Laboratory report LP 042/2003
12. Canada Shipping Act, Marine Machinery Regulations, Schedule XII, item 21.
13. Canada Shipping Act, Safe Working Practices Regulations, item 9.
14. The flash point of marine diesel oil is about 70ºC, while the ignition temperature is about 260ºC. Mists and sprays, however, can be flammable at temperatures below the normal flash point.
15. SOLAS, Chapter II-2, Part A, Regulation 3.3
16. Canada Shipping Act, Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations, Schedule III, sections 3(8)(a)(i) and 3(2)(a), respectively.
17. SOLAS, Chapter II-2, Regulation 5, 1.2
18. NFPA 12, Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems.
19. TSB Engineering Laboratory report LP 001/2004
20. Canada Shipping Act, Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations, Schedule III, section 6
21. Similar calculations will yield similar results for pipes of other diameters.
22. Canada Shipping Act, Fire Detection and Extinguishing Equipment Regulations, section 12.
23. Lloyd's rules allow the use of copper pipe for fuel oil pressure gauge connections provided the pipe is seamless and has been fully annealed. Canadian Marine Machinery Regulations, on the other hand, allow only steel piping for this purpose. In this case, the Canadian regulations are more stringent and supersede Lloyd's rules.
24. New Zealand Transportation Accident Investigation Commission, occurrence 04-213.
26. TC's online Vessel Registration Query System, retrieved 30 August 2005 at 0745.