- slide 1 of 4 There are two ways of fighting fire on board a
ship - by using portable marine fire fighting equipments or by
using different types of fixed fire fighting installations. The
type of system used for fighting fire depends on the intensity
and type of fire. Moreover, not all types of fixed fire
installation systems can be used for any type of ship. A
specific type of fixed fire fighting installation can be used
only for a certain type of ship. In this article we will learn
about a ship's fire main or the main fire fighting installation
system. - slide 2 of 4 A ship's main emergency fire system
consist of a specific number of fire hydrants located at
strategic positions across the ship. A series of dedicated pumps
are provided to supply to these fire hydrants. The number and
capacity of pumps required for a particular type of ship is
decided by an international governing authority. All these pumps
are supplied power from the main power system. Apart from that,
an emergency fire pump is also provide