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During vessel familiarization, you find the vessel you are newly assigned to as chief engineer has a high-pressure CO system for the engine room. In what way are the high-pressure CO bottles 2 2 released in the event of an engine room fire?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Fixed CO₂ fire suppression systems design and operation • Difference between pilot (master) cylinders and storage (bank) cylinders • Why most engine-room CO₂ systems avoid automatic full discharge without human action

💭 Think About

• Think about how a large number of CO₂ cylinders can be controlled safely and quickly in an emergency—would crew open each one, or is there a way to trigger a group at once? • Consider whether the initial mechanical or pneumatic action (like a pull wire) directly opens all cylinders, or first operates a separate device that then opens the bank cylinders. • Ask yourself: for an engine room, would regulations typically allow the smoke detector alone to dump the full CO₂ charge without positive human confirmation?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how pilot/master cylinders are normally used in high‑pressure CO₂ systems (do they directly fight the fire or operate the rest of the system?). • Confirm whether standard practice is to release cylinders one‑by‑one or in banks sized for a specific protected space. • Check if SOLAS and class rules generally permit fully automatic total‑flooding release into manned spaces like engine rooms without a manual step.

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