Contents of fire plan or fire control plan ?

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Fire control plan is the detailed drawings which give complete details of ship’s total fire fighting equipment viz. portable fire extinguishers, mobile extinguishers and fixed fire fighting installations and their exact locations in each zone on board including the refills for the portable extinguishers where stored and location of fire party lockers and their contents Fire control plan is displayed in the form of big scale drawing in crew messes, officer’s saloon, bridge, machinery control room and main alleyways.
The fire control plans also indicates clearly the access and escape routes in different zones of the ship and the fire fighting equipment/fire hydrants/fire hoses-nozzles etc. available in each zone and their exact location.
The location of fire pumps/fire and bilge pumps/emergency fire pumps, the complete layout of the fire main system, the various main/bulkhead/isolating valves and the points/switches from where these pumps can be started in emergency.
The plan also gives to complete layout of different machinery compartments/spaces and accommodation, dinning and galley areas, main stores, various ventilation and exhaust blowers fitted and their dampers and the location from where they can be operated/shutdown in case of emergency/fire.
In case of a major fire, to assist the shore fire fighting organization, a copy of fire control plan is also kept safely in a steel tube painted red and marked “Fire Control Plan” in white. In case of a major fire on board ready help/information may not be available to the shore fire fighting personnel or ship’s personnel may have abandoned the ship. In such cases, the fire control plan kept in the steel tube becomes handy and guide for the shore personnel in fighting the fire.
Fire control plan drawing is periodically checked and updated and is duly approved by the competent Shipping Authority (MMD/DGS). Any change in number of portable or mobile fire extinguishers or change in their locations on board or any modifications/alterations in fire main system of other fixed fire fighting installations are incorporated in the fire control plan and approval for the new fire control plan is taken from the approving authority.