A huge transport ship can stretch over miles in length. There is no way the crew can keep an eye on every nook and cranny of the ship. While the electric cables are passing through the entire ship, any loose wiring or a naked wire can be the cause of a disaster. As the ship is carrying goods worth billions of dollars, there is a huge liability on the transporter to get the goods safely to their destinations. There have been many mishaps in the past when a ship got ablaze due to any reason and all the goods were destroyed. Even the ships have sunk and the losses were too great to bear.

Fire can take place anywhere on a ship and there can be any reason for it. Sometimes the ship carries goods that emit fumes which can be inflammable and may catch fire from the smallest spark. A crew member may be standing near it lighting a match to puff on a cigarette, the spark created by the match stick would be enough to light the chemicals too. As the quantity of the inflammable materials is huge on the ship, the flames spread by it can be too much for the crew to handle. Hence the ship needs to be well equipped to put out the fire before too much destruction has been caused.

The CO2 & marine CO2 systems are designed specifically for fighting fire on a ship whether it is big or small. The CO2 systems are equipped with many latest gadgets that are able to sense any unusual rise in the temperature or a smoke that may be rising to it and shouldn’t be there. If any such thing is detected, the system fire off and starts spraying carbon dioxide in every direction so that the flames wherever they are and no matter how string they are, can be suppressed and killed instantly.

The CO2 is present inside cylinders that are specifically designed. They are single skinned which means they have no opening rather than the only nozzle fitted on the top. Although they might not be leaking, but when the gas isn’t used for a long time, it loses its pressure and the level inside the cylinders decline automatically. This is not visible from the outside and it seems there is nothing to worry about. Upon using the ultrasonic liquid level indicator this internal behavior can be observed and the right decision can be taken before it gets too late.