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MSF 18141 REV 0904

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Name I Allan Greenland

assessed. The manufacturer must submit modified products for consideration by this Agency if they

mea CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION AND TESTS ,,-.;:::;:

M.;a.ritln~o t\.I'!d Cn~s.lnlJfl.rd Agency

Issued under the authority of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport

The Secretary of State in exercise of statutory powers is satisfied that information relating to the product below has been reviewed.

SECTION 1. PRODUCT DETAILSr--:--:--"-=-=-------------'---------------------.....-., Product Name / Model DUPONT FM·200 / DUPONT FE-227 TOTAL FLOOD FIRE EXTINGUISHING GAS

Manufacturer Details DUPONT FLUOROPRODUCTS, CHESTNUT RUN PLAZA 702 f---------.----------.-----------------l

BOX 80702, WILMINGTON DE, 19880-0702, USA _I, MS 22/ 9 /316MeA File Reference

SECTION 2. Under owers conferred b

Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003 Regs 7(1)

, Statutory Instrument No, 2003 No. ;~~~E~-year and ch. [_., _ T-· and has been found satisfactory for the purposes of:­

See Page 2

provided that the conditions attached to the Schedule are fulfilled and the product remains satisfactory in service. (Continued overleaf)

SECTION 3. SCHEDULE including c_onditions or terms, if any.!.~n which the certificate is is~ued:

See Pages 2 & 3

(Continued overleaf)

This Certificate is valid until l 26 November 2013~

NOTE: This certificate does not apply to a product which has been varied or modified from the product

wish to obtain for them a valid Certificate of Inspection and Test.

Place [_-__M_C_A_H_'e_a_d_q_u.a_rt_e_r_s _

Date 27 November 2008 I An Executive Agency of the Departm~nt for Transport.

Product Name DUPONT FM-200 1 DUPONT FE-227 TOTAL FLOOD FIRE MSF 18141 REV 0904

Date of Issue [ 2,7 November I _ 2008

SECTION 2, (Continued from Page 1)

(a) The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003, S12951.

(b) The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998, SI1 011.

(c) The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea consolidated text of the '1974 SaLAS Convention, the 1978 SaLAS protocol, as amended by the SalAS Amendments to date.

(d) The International Code of Safety for High Speed Craft 2000 Code - ResO'lution M'SC.97(73); as amended. ~ .

(e) The International Maritime Organsation MSC.1/Circ.1267 on Amendments to the Revised Guidelines for the Approval of Fixed Gas Fire-Extinguishing Systems, as referred to in SaLAS 74, for Machinery Spaces and Cargo Pump-Rooms (MSC/Circ.848); Chapter 11-2110.5 and 10.9 (SalAS Chapter 11-2,2002).

(f) The Code of Practice for safety of large commercial sailing and motor vessels.

SCHEDULE including conditions or terms, if any, on which the certificate is issued (Continued from Page 1)

CONDITIONS OF USE

1. Where the machinery space protected by DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 Fixed Fire Fighting System is periodically unattended, that fire fighting system shall have both automatic and manual release capabilities.

12. Where the machinery space protected by DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 Fixed Fire Fighting System is continually manned, that fire fighting system shall have a manual release capability.

3. The decomposition products generated by breakdown of agent in the presence of very high amounts of heat can be hazardous. Halocarbon agents contain fluoride whose main decomposition product is hydrogen fluoride (HF). Suitable safeguards shall be provided to ensure prompt evacuation of, and prevent entry into, hazardous atmospheres and also to provide means for prompt rescue of trapped personnel. Safety items such as personnel training, warning signs, discharge alarms, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), evacuation plans and fire drills shall be considered.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

DuPont FM·200 1DuPont FE-227 (1, 1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane, CF3CHFCF3) is a hydroflurocarbon, colourless, non-toxic gas, and a clean and effective fire suppression agent. It is intended for use in essentially non-emissive Halon replacement fire protection applications such as those in marine fire extinguishing systems. It is used in closed system applications where the agent is stored in emission free container(s). It is normally shipped and stored as a liquefied compressed gas, and hence is typically handled under saturated conditions, i.e. the liquid and vapour phases coexist in equilibrium. Physical properties of DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 are as follows:­

Molecular weight 170.03 Boiling point -16.4 degrees C

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Product Name DUPONT FM-200 / DUPONT FE-227 TOTAL FLOOD FIRE MSF 1814/ REV 0904

Date of Issue l 27 N o;;;berJ2

SCHEDULE including conditions or terms, if any, on which the certificate is issued (Continued)

Vapour pressure at 20 degrees C 3.91 Bar Liquid density at 20 degrees C 1.403 kg/litre

GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

The DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 gas distribution system and its components shall be approved to theEC Marine Equipment Directive (MED), as applicable.

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PERFORMANCE CONCENTRATION LEVELS

DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 has a cup burner value of :­

6.7% v/v for n-heptane; and 6.7% v/v for diesel

DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 has successfully extinguished all MSC/Circ.848; as amended, Scenerio 1 tell tale distribution test fires conducted at ambient and 0 degrees C gas temperature, at 6.7% concentration, as specified by the system designer. All other fires, Scenario 2a, 3 and 4, were extinguished at concentrations of 8.7%.

SAFE USE CONCENTRATIONS LEVELS FOR SPACES TO BE PROTECTED

When calculating the quantity of gas to be used, based on the principal requirements contained in MSC/Circ.848; as amended, the gas shall not be used in concentrations greater than the cardiac sensitisation NOAEL (No Observed Adverse Effect Level), without the use of two seperate controls for releasing the gas into the protected space and to

I ensure the activation of the alarm. One control shall be used for opening the valve of the piping which conveys the gas into the protected space. The two controls shall be located inside a release box clearly identified for the particular space.

In toxicological testing peliormed for the United States Environmental Protection Agency by WIL Research Laboratories, Inc, Ashland, Ohio, USA. DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 has a No Observed Adverse Effect Level

~. (NOAEL) of 9% and a Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL) of 10.5%. Additionally, it has a 4 hour acute inhalation value of 80%.

PERFORMANCE v SAFETY MARGINS

DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 Design Concentration 8.7% No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) 9.0% Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL) 10.5%

PERFORMANCE TESTING

The Extinguishing Agent DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE··227 has been approved, as a gas for use in a Fixed Gas Fire-Extinguishing System equivalent to that referred to in SOLA.S 74 Regulation 11-2/5, in accordance with MSC/Circ.848; as amended, including a cold gastemperature test which was successfully peliormed with the agent cylinders conditioned to 0 degrees C for 48 hours prior to test.

The gas was tested at the United States Coastguard's Fire and Safety Test Test Detachment Facility in Mobile, Alabama duringFebruary and March 1998, with the fire test results contained in the United States Coastguard final report entitled "An Evaluation of the International Maritime Organisation's Gaseous Test Protocol with Halocarbon ~ and Inert Gases", dated November 1998.

VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN UK GOVERNMENT AND THE FIRE INDUSTRY CONCERNING THE USE OF HFC AND PFC FIRE FIGHTING AGENTS

The use of DuPont FM-200 1DuPont FE-227 is appropriate in fire fighting applications where careful evaluation shows it to be the choice when other practical considerations of personnel safety, cleanliness, speed of suppression, space, weight and costs are taken into account. Under the above agreement the Emission Control Strategies specified therein are to be followed when installing a system using DuPont FM·200 1DuPont FE-227.

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Product Name DUPONT FM-200 / DUPONT FE-227 TOTAL FLOOD FIRE MSF 1814/ REV 0904

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