- Author
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Sprague, C. M.
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Holmstedt, H. A.
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Romberg, B. H.
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Dolph, B. L.
- Title
- Fire Safety Analysis of the 175' WLM(R) Coastal Buoy Tender. December 1993-November 1994.
- Coporate
- CompuCon, Grosse Ile, MI
Coast Guard, Groton, CT
- Sponsor
- Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
- Report
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CG-D-08-97
November 1996
401 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- DTCG39-94-F-E00018
- Keywords
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fire safety
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fire protection
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shipboard fires
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compartments
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methodology
- Identifiers
- small cutter; Small Cutter Fire Protection (SCFP); fire doctrine; buoy tender
- Abstract
- The WLM(R) Coastal Buoy Tender was a small cutter in the preliminary design stage at Marinette Marine Shipyard, Marinette, WI. This report documents the results of a comprehensive fire safety analysis of the design of the WLM(R) conducted under the Small Cutter Fire Protection (SCFP) project and provides a recommended class specific fire protection doctrine. The results of the analysis indicate that all of the compartments in the WLM(R) exceed their established fire safety objectives by a substantial margin with passive, automated, and manual fire protection features in effect. In fact, the analysis indicates that all compartments meet their fire safety objectives with only passive and automated fire protection features in effect. The fire protection doctrine provides: information pertinent to fire science in part A, suggested firefighting policy and guidance which would be provided by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard for small cutters in part B, and recommended procedures for combating all classes of fires in all compartments in part C.