Autronica Fire and Security has received orders to supply fire detection and suppression systems to a series of newbuild ferries for owner Torghatten Nord that are being built at the Remontowa Gdansk Shipyard in Poland. The orders, which were received direct from the shipyard through Autronica's Polish distributor, Sealab, are for a number of complete systems that consist of Autronica Autroprime fire detection and the unique FlexiFOG Water Mist and deck foam system.
Autronica will supply Autroprime fire detection and FlexiFOG water mist system for the protection of the engine room and a deck foam system to two 16-car, 48-passenger capacity ferries called 'Rebbenesøy' and 'Uløytind'. Two larger 21-car, 147-passengers ferries called 'Vengsøy' and 'Kvaløy' will also have the same system installed with the addition of the FlexiFOG micro water mist system for protection of the accommodation areas. These four ferries are of NSK design.
Remontowa Gdansk Shipyard also chose Autronica to supply similar systems to four gas driven ferries, design type SKS 120 LMG Marin, being built for Torghatten Nord. These ferries will benefit from Autroprime fire detection and FlexiFOG water mist system for protection of the accommodation areas, engine room and high risk areas, wet chemical system for protection of the fat fryers, CO2 system for protection of the galley ducts and a powder system for protection of the gas filling station.
Autroprime is designed for use aboard small-to-medium sized vessels. It brings simplicity, quality, cost-effectiveness and extensive functionality together in one integrated system. It is provided to the user in a pre-configured state for simple installation. In this state the panel is set to automatically recognise detectors and other loop units connected to the detection loops and the availability of routing equipment, etc. As such, the system is fully functional and ready-to-use after a few minutes, simply by turning the power on. Further site-specific configuration can easily be performed if necessary.
The FlexiFOG water mist system is approved by all major classification societies. It is a low-pressure water mist fire extinguishing system for protection of accommodation and public areas, high risk areas and engine rooms and is an ideal solution for smaller commercial vessels such as Torghatten Nord's new ferries. The FlexiFOG nozzle reduces water consumption by approximately 50 percent so there is less need for large water tanks. In addition to this, the overall size and weight of the system is reduced by more than 50 percent. This is achieved by using a unique and innovative technology to produce the low-pressure water mist and also by optimising each nozzle type towards each application.
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