Fireboat
6
Breadth : 8 m
Draft : 3.2 m
Auxiliary Engine - 2 x 89 kw diesel generators
Fresh water : 5,000 litres
Foam compound : 17,274 litres
Fire
Fighting & Rescue Equipment
| Fireboat
6 |
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| Fireboat 6 is berthed at Tsing Yi Fireboat Station to provide fire and rescue cover to Kwai Chung Container Ports, oil installations on Tsing Yi and the western anchorage area. | |
| Principal Particulars | |
| Crew | 13 (Senior/Station Officer as Officer in Charge) |
| Built | 1981 by Chung Wah Shipyard, Hong Kong |
| Dimensions | Length : 35.2 m Breadth : 8 m Draft : 3.2 m |
| Displacement | 385 tonnes |
| Engines | Main Engine - 2 x 701 kw Cummins diesel engines Auxiliary Engine - 2 x 89 kw diesel generators |
| Fire Pump | 1 independent fire pump and 2 fire pumps PTO main engines |
| Pumping capacity | 3 x 9,090 = 27,270 litres per minute |
| Speed | 12.5 knots |
| Passenger capacity | 57 persons |
| Storage | Fuel : 24,450 litres Fresh water : 5,000 litres Foam compound : 17,274 litres |
| Navigation Equipment | Marine radar, global positioning system (GPS) & echo sounder. |
| Fire
Fighting & Rescue Equipment |
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| Deck Monitor | One remote controlled water/foam monitor and 5 manual operated water monitors. |
| Delivery outlets | 4 x 100 mm diameter and 2 x 100 mm diameter outlets |
| Dry Powder Unit | One 1,361 kg dry chemical powder unit |
| Daughter boat | Two 5.8m speedboats each with 2 x 70 HP outboard engines. Each boat is equipped with a fire pump. |