Introduction

For the purpose of extinguishing and suppressing fires at early stage, SOLAS convention requires the installation of water-based fire-fighting system for high risk objects in a machinery space (main engine, auxiliary engine, boiler, incinerator, F.O. purifier, and IGG) on ships which keel is laid on and after July 1, 2002.
Recognizing the importance of extinguishing and suppressing a fire before it grows, this rule was enacted based on the analysis of numbers of onboard fire incidents all over the world.
Kashiwa has taken the lead in the industry in conducting safety evaluation tests for the mist against electrical equipment and evaluation tests for the effect of ventilation in a machinery space against the fire-fighting performance. Kashiwa also developed “side-shot system” specifically for fires on main engine, acquiring international acclaim for having played a vital role in putting the system into practical use.