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Innovative flame detection solutions for the Marine industry. 

Fires at sea can be catastrophic.

Ferries, tankers and cargo ships all experience harsh environments and extremes of weather, meaning they require the highest level of safety precautions.

In a paper entitled “Fires on Ro-Ro Decks” dated April 206, DNV GL reported that 35 fires occurred on Ro-Ro decks between 2005 and 2015. The causes of these fires included shifting cargo and igniting fuel. The report stated that many of these were catastrophic, with loss of life and vessel.

The importance of fire safety in the Marine industry

Ferries, tankers and cargo ships all experience harsh environments and extremes of weather, meaning they require the highest level of safety precautions.

History has shown that shipping companies have experienced many fires on their Roll on, Roll Off (RoRo) decks and require the most advanced levels of flame detection available. Being open to the elements creates a unique challenge for detecting fires. IR Flame Detectors have been shown to be prone to false alarms due to environmental factors such as hot exhaust emissions. Fires in the marine industry can result in not only a costly loss of cargo and vessel, but the loss of life. That’s why identifying fires as soon as they start is critical.

For the last four years, Stena Line have trusted Micropack intelligent Visual Flame Detection to reliably protect their Jutlandica ferry RoRo deck. During a 6-month trial period, live-fire tests showed the FDS301 to improve safety and response times, responding to flames in less than 5 seconds. Due to this rapid response, it was proven that fires could be extinguished very quickly in the case of a real incident. 

 


 

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Applications

We understand that no two environments are the same, which is why our solutions can be tailored to the needs and nature of your business and its surrounding environment. This way, you have smart flame detection systems with the ability to know when to alarm, and when not to.

  • RoRo Deck

    History has shown that shipping companies have experienced many fires on their Roll on, Roll off (RoRo) decks and require the most advanced levels of flame detection available.

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  • FPSO

    FPSO's must have reliable flame detection systems in place. But current fire safety systems cause frequent false alarms. For over 25 years, we have specialised in retrofitting radiant-based flame detectors with our intelligent Visual Flame Detectors (iVFD). Our proven technology, used by many O&G majors, is immune to issues that commonly affect radiant-based flame detectors (IR/UV/IR3) aboard FPSO's.

  • Designed for hazardous industries where fast optical flame detection is critical and nuisance alarms are not an option! The MICROPACK FDS301 is an explosion-proof visual flame detector...

    FDS301 Intelligent Visual Flame Detector
  • fds300

    Designed for hazardous industries where fast optical flame detection is critical and nuisance alarms are not an option! The MICROPACK FDS300 is an explosion-proof visual flame detector...

    FDS300 Intelligent Visual Flame Detector
  • fds303

    Designed for hazardous industries where fast optical flame detection is critical and nuisance alarms are not an option! The MICROPACK FDS303 is an explosion-proof IR3 flame…

    FDS303 Multi-Spectrum IR Flame Detector

If you'd like to discuss flame detection or fire and gas mapping for the Marine industry, we encourage you to get in touch to discuss your project and offer a reliable solution.

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