SOLAS requirement for emergency power supply & Battery room

Solas emergency power supply requirements

1. Emergency generator and emergency switchboard of the ship should be located above the uppermost continuous deck, away from machinery space, behind the collision bulkhead.
2. The main switchboard of the ship should not interface with supply, control, and distribution of emergency power.
3. Emergency source of power should be capable of operating with a list of up to 22 ½ ° and a trim of up to 10 °
4. The generator should have independent fuel supply having flash point not less than 43°C.
5. Emergency generator should be capable of giving power for the period of 18 hours for the cargo ship and 36 hours for the passenger ship.
6. Emergency generator should start at 0°C and if temperature fall below this then there should be heating arrangement.
7. Emergency generator should come on load automatically within 45s after the failure of main power supply.
8. If the emergency generator fails to come on load the indication should be given to ECR.
9. Emergency generator should have two different starting arrangement
10. Primary may be the battery, should fully charge all time and capable of providing 3 consecutive Start.
11. Secondary may be pneumatic or hydraulic, capable of providing 3 consecutive starts within 30 mint, and 1st start within 12 mint.
12. Emergency lightening (at the alleyway, stairways, and exits, muster and embarkation stations, machinery space, control room, main and emergency switchboard, firemen’s outfits storage positions, steering gear room)

Emergency power supplies to

-Navigational Light

-Fire detecting and Alarm System

-Internal communication equipment

-Daylight signaling lamp and ship whistle

-One of the fire pumps, emergency bilge pump

-Radio installations, (VHF, MF, MF/HF)

Solas battery room requirements

1. The ship where the emergency source of electrical power is an accumulator battery, it shall be capable of carrying loads without recharging and battery voltage throughout discharge period must be maintained within 12% above or below its nominal voltage.
2. The battery system is automatically connected to the loss of main power.
3. Batteries are required as the transitional power source for 30 min for following items-

• Fire detecting and fire alarm.
• Emergency lightening.
• Navigation lights.
• Internal communication equipment.

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