Only those parts of the system that could have been affected by the. Coast guard marine safety center 3 the number and location of discharge devices must be sufficient to provide a uniform distribution of foam over the protected area. The helideck is heated in an energyefficient manner, in order to ensure optimum safety even in cold climates. Cafs compressed air foam helideck fire fighting unit. The angus streamlinetm range of fire fighting monitors sets new standards of performance and flexibility for any high risk environment.
Heliport fire protection oscillating monitornozzle model. Helidecks in an ever changing environment, a compliant helideck is essential for your offshore operations. An offshore installation helideck is a collection of systems, some of which are safety critical or have safety critical subsystems or components. The angus fwm foam water monitor is a geared monitor featuring separate. Guidelines for the management of offshore helideck operations management system template for offshore helicopter operations 48 issue 5 february 2005. Chapter 5 recommends low expansion afff aqueous film forming foam be applied to the helideck from either 1 a hose.
The compressed air foam cafs helideck fire fighting unit completes testing to achieve client compliance for use globally on helidecks and offshore facilities. Helideck fire suppression systems our helidecks are fitted with code compliant afff foam systems as follows. Any other business performance standards for foam fire. It contains a swivel joint for vertical movement elevation and a swivel joint for horizontal movement rotation to direct the stream of foam water to the hazard area. Fire monitors, firefighting water cannons akron brass. The new modular design allows full interchangeability and easy upgrades in specification removing the need to buy totally new monitor. The monitors are available with many options depending on the customer requirements like remote operated, self oscillated, self inducting or normal type. Aluminium offshore deck intregrated fire fighting system. Guide to helideck foam fire protection burner fire. It is best accomplished with remotely controlled fire monitors, or by installing circular foam. Helideck operator shall also ensure the helideck is maintained to comply with all aviation regulations and industrial standards. In the event of a helicopter accident and fire at a rooftop heliport, the heliport fire protection oscillating monitor nozzle generates foam and applies it to the landing pad in accordance with nfpa 418 standard for heliports. It can be a combination of deck integrated popup nozzles or fixed foam monitors. Aluminium offshore provide full helideck fire fighting and safety equipment in accordance with civil aviation and related codes including foam monitors, complementary media.
I f you cannot find the new or used offshore rigs, vessels or equipment of any type, size or make that you are looking for, please send us an email to and we shall offer you. Firefighting monitors akron brass fire monitors water cannons integrate the latest firefighting technology and are designed and tested to provide the finest water flow appliances on the market. A range of manually operated fogjet, water and foam monitors with exceptional flow characteristics that optimise throw range. This means a huge reduction in cost, complexity, testing, maintenance and renewals.
Cap 437 standards for offshore helicopter landing areas. Not all fires are capable of being accessed by monitors and on some occasions the use of monitors may endanger passengers. The system consists of fixed foam monitors provided at the exit of helideck, foam tank, foam hose reel unit and the nozzle. The 450 gallon cafs helideck unit is designed to meet multiple internal and external governing. Ring main systems rms nozzles are positioned around the helideck. Helideck closed marker marker for the helideck in offshore quality. The skum product line was the first to provide a semisubsurface system for storage tank fire protection.
Control union offers helideck inspections and certification in accordance with the latest cap437 edition and icao annex 14. Further to information provided in information note firefighting foam on helidecks, we have been provided with the following information arising from a foam sample test onboard a vessel with a helideck the company reports that the results from a sample from the helideck foam monitor tank submitted for testing were perplexing. The space saving installation provides a zoning option for selective and sequential release. In addition, at least two hose reels fitted with a foam making branch pipe and noncollapsible hose sufficient to reach any part of the helideck should shall be provided.
Turbulence reports requested co2 extinguisher approx. This gives exceptional delivery of water or foam as a jet or as a spray pattern. We provide full helideck firefighting and safety equipment in accordance with icao and nfpa 418 including foam monitors, complementary media and rescue equipment. Flameskill offers a wide range of solutions in the provision of both standard package and bespoke foam systems, designed to provide the ultimate in fire protection to the onshore and offshore oil and gas sectors. Survitec fixed low expansion foam system can be used for any size of helidecks and helicopter landing areas. Changing the application from water to foam is easily.
The angus helijector is a selfcontained skidmounted foam proportioning system, comprising a foam storage tank, water turbine, foam pump and all interconnecting pipework. A check of the monitors against this requirement forms part of the hca helideck inspection regime. Cap 437 standards for offshore helicopter landing areas contents page 1 list of effective pages iii revision history 1 foreword 1 glossary of terms and abbreviations 1 chapter 1 introduction history of development of criteria for offshore helicopter landing areas, 19641973 1 department of energy and the health and safety executive. In this respect particular consideration should be given to the loss of a foam monitor i. The helijector is designed to provide a fixed percentage foam concentrate injection 1 % into a monitor or similar foam system with a constant foam solution demand of 900, 1800 or 2700 litresminute at 7 bar inlet pressure, or 3% for a 900 litresminute system operating at 7 bar g. The purpose of the manual is to describe the areas of responsibility on the helideck, requirements to the helideck crew and their equipment, and to determine how activities and tasks are managed and conducted so that operations on the helideck are executed in a safe and proper manner. Stainless steel is also used extensively for foam cannons and fittings to further the life of the monitors. Icao also states that areas of of a helideck and its. Offshore helidecks testing of helideck foam production systems offshore information sheet no.
We have solutions for fixed fire monitor system for nui helidecks, as per cap437 edition 8. Our expanded fire safety line offers a wide variety of fire monitors from small to big flow, portable to apparatusmounted solutions, and fixedsite. Cap 437 cafs compressed air foam monitor test youtube. Guidelines for the management of offshore helideck operations. Offshore helidecks testing of helideck foam production systems. Monitors foam and water fixed firefighting systems. In addition, at least two hose reels fitted with a foam making branch pipe and noncollapsible hose sufficient to reach any part of the helideck shall be provided. With more than 85 years of service to the firefighting industry, skum foam concentrates and hardware are globally renowned for delivering innovation and performance to protect highrisk special hazards. Our staff have extensive commercial helicopter operational experience in multiple disciplines. We strongly recommend that the primary fire fighting system for a helideck should be a diff system deck integrated fire fighting system. Ukcaa cap437, since its 7th edition, 20, ch5 allows installations with an xe enhanced safety tm helideck to use seawater instead of foam for the foam monitor or diffs systems. Msc guidelines for foam fire suppression systems procedure number. Our helidecks are equipped with afff fire suppression systems, which include selfcontained foam stations consisting of combined hose reels and monitor per cap 437 requirements.
The helideck certification agency hca is the worlds leading authority on all matters relating to the safe and compliant operation of helicopter landing areas onshore, offshore and afloat. Possible turbulence from turbine exhausts aft of the helideck. This includes a change of foam making branches, nozzles or monitors. Manual monitors the basic monitor is a manuallyoperated device. Outside of the equipment used in producing finished foam and the proper techniques for applying finished foam, the most perplexing issue for firefighters is the calculations for the foam. In addition, the system consists of hose reels fitted with foammaking branch pipe and noncollapsible hose. The minimum foam system discharge rate should shall. The fire monitors are available with bronze body as standard it is possible to have the full casting in nickle aluminium bronze suitable for being used with sea water or water foam solution within harsh industrial environments, chemical plants and offshore applications. The helideck monitoring system is continually developed by our engineers to ensure it meets stringent industry guidelines and provides highly accurate helideck motion and weather information for helicopter operations. The water jet barrel throws water up to 50m making it ideal for cooling of small. The range is available for a number of alternate mounting positions. Foam water monitors are used to discharge the foam calculated as per discharge capacity required to cover the complete helideck. Our product complies with the latest requirements of the cap 437, we have made further development on the fixed foam system with inline foam injector, firemiks foam.
In order to enable our clients to meet cap 437, helideck fire fighting equipment requirements, we are now able to provide a monitor performance service, utilising our calibrated digital flow testing unit. The compressed air foam system or cafs is designed and built to deliver class a and class b compressed air foam through integrated oscillating monitors covering the heliport. Selfcontained foam stations bladder tank system with hose reels and monitors diffs system with foam skid and deck integrated nozzles. In angus fires wide ranging portfolio, from a ground monitor delivering 900lpm at 7 bar to a trailer mounted system throwing. All components are manufactured from materials accepted for offshore use and.
We provide full helideck fire fighting and safety equipment in accordance with civil aviation and related codes including foam monitors, complementary media and rescue equipment. Helideck protection preventing fires on hospital helidecks is another specialty of innovfoam. Firefighting foam concentrates and hardware performance solutions. The survitec deck foam fire extinguishing system consists of a fibre glass foam tank, foam pump, proportioner, sturdy and compact foam monitors and portable foam applicators or foam spray nozzles meeting the latest imo regulations. A diffs unit consists of a skid which processes firewater inflow to output foam or water and which is piped tomultiple nozzles which are installed flush with the helideck surface.
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