Guidance
Safety Bulletin 26 – CO2 fire suppression installation testing
Applicable to all vessels with fixed carbon dioxide (CO2) fire suppression systems installed.
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Following the failure in activation of a CO2 fire suppression system on a roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo ship, it has been discovered that the pilot lines were both blocked and leaking. It has been determined that was caused by a faulty hose coupling. The CO2 system failed to activate using the remote actuation mechanism and the crew were not able to operate the manual override.