SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL, PERSONNEL PROTECTION, FIREFIGHTING AND CBR-D
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Firefighting Equipment
 
Fire Plugs
 
Shipboard Fire plugs are attached to the ships firemain. Water is supplied by the ships fire pumps draws water from the sea through sea chests (openings on the bottom and sides of the ship. Fire plugs are located throughout the ship on all complete decks and the engineering spaces. Fire plug can be stand alone but normally it supplies a fire station consisitng on fire hoses, nozzles, a marine strainer and wye gate. Fire plugs are provided in a varity of sizes from one and half inch to three and one half inch.

The flow of water can also be reversed using a fire plug to supply firefighting water to to the ship from out side sources such as portable pumps and shore firemain.

Fire plugs are also utilized to supply water to portable non-mechanical de-watering devices such as the peri-jet or S type eductor. 
One and one half inch fire plug supplying marine strainer and one and one half inch fire hose.
Two and one half inch fire plug supplying marine strainer with wye gate fitting reducing and diving firefighting water between two one and one half inch hoses.

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