Fire-fighting equipment is checked at every annual and renewal survey, and a single expired extinguisher or untested CO2 bank can delay a vessel’s clearance. Bodursan organises the inspection, servicing and certification of fire protection systems and appliances on board, planned around your port call in Tuzla, Istanbul or any other Turkish port.
Our technicians work to the maintenance schedule in SOLAS Chapter II-2, the FSS Code and IMO MSC.1/Circ.1432, and to the maker’s instructions for each system. Defects found during the check are reported straight away and, where possible, rectified before the vessel sails.
At a glance
- Portable and wheeled extinguishers: inspection, recharge and hydrostatic testing
- Fixed CO2, foam, water-mist and local-application systems
- Fire detection and alarm systems: detector and panel testing
- SCBA sets, EEBDs and breathing-air compressors
- Fire hoses, nozzles, hydrants and international shore connection
- Service certificates ready for flag, class and PSC inspection
Our Fire Fighting Services
1. Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Annual inspection Visual and functional check of every portable and wheeled extinguisher, including weighing of CO2 units and checking pressure on stored-pressure types.
- Recharge and refill Recharging of discharged or underweight units with the correct medium: CO2, dry powder, foam or water.
- Hydrostatic testing Pressure testing of extinguisher shells and cylinders at the intervals required by the flag and class, with replacement of units that fail.
2. Fixed Fire-Extinguishing Systems
- CO2 systems Cylinder contents measurement, release-line and pilot-cylinder checks, blow-through of distribution pipework and testing of time delays and alarms, in line with MSC.1/Circ.1318.
- Foam systems Inspection of foam tanks, proportioners and monitors, with foam concentrate samples sent for laboratory analysis.
- Water-mist, sprinkler and local-application systems Pump, valve and nozzle checks, pressure tests and alarm verification.
- Galley and deep-fat-fryer systems Inspection and recharge of wet-chemical and local galley protection systems.
3. Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
- Detector testing Functional testing of smoke, heat and flame detectors with test gas or heat sources, loop by loop.
- Panel and alarm checks Fire control panel, manual call points, fault signals, power supplies and the general alarm interface.
4. Breathing Apparatus and Fire-Fighter’s Outfits
- SCBA and EEBD servicing Inspection of masks, regulators and harnesses, cylinder hydrostatic testing and refilling.
- Breathing-air compressors Service of compressors used to refill SCBA cylinders, with air samples taken for quality analysis.
- Fire-fighter’s outfits Condition check of protective clothing, boots, helmets, lamps and lifelines.
Why Choose Bodursan for Fire Fighting Services?
- One call, one port stay Safety service is planned around the same port call, transit or dry dock that our agency team is already handling, so the vessel does not lose extra time alongside.
- Survey-driven planning We work back from your certificate due dates and the surveyor’s attendance, so the paperwork is ready when the inspector boards.
- 24/7 from Tuzla Our operations desk is minutes from the Tuzla shipyards and covers Istanbul, the Straits, Yalova, Izmit Bay and other Turkish ports around the clock.
- Clear reporting Every job closes with service reports, certificates and photos sent to the superintendent and the master.
Send us the vessel’s fire-fighting equipment list and the next survey date, and we will prepare a work scope and schedule that fits the port call.
