Keeping a ship afloat is a serious business. There are so many things that it needs to be protected from and fire is one of them. The bigger the ship is there are more chances of catching fire. Due to the massive size of the ship, it is more likely to have a bigger network of wires and cables. It’ll need more powerful engines to drag its weight across the ocean. A bigger engine produces more power, consumes more fuel and also produces more electricity with the help of its generators. This way it is more likely to do more harm to the ship if it ever fails and catches fire.

Engine rooms are one of the most sensitive areas of a ship. With the mammoth sized engine running on gallons of fuel, the tiniest fire can be the biggest chaos maker. Usually when the ship is on a long cruise, the people often get lazy and may lose interest in being stuck in the engine room. These things are natural and cannot be called inhumanly behavior. At such times accidents are bound to happen the most. A tiny spark can occur in the engine room when there is no one around and the chaos would start if there isn’t anyone or anything to put it out instantly.

To make sure that nothing is lost due to fire even when there is no person around to handle it, you need to install the CO2 & marine CO2 systems. It is a no brainer that CO2, carbon dioxide is an effective gas to kill the flames. The moment it is released and falls on the flames, the oxygen supply is cut off and the flames start dying instantly. Thus the automatic release of the gas would save your ship from any damage that could have been fatal. The system being automatic knows when to fire off and when to stop. So, there is no need to worry about who will shut it down once it starts spraying like mad.

One thing that you do have to worry about is to learn the pressure of the gas inside the cylinders. Using the ultrasonic liquid level indicator you can easily measure how much gas is present inside the cylinders. Once you measure them, you’ll know if you need to be worried about the gas or you have to be carefree.