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TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE Revision No:
3
This is to certify:
That the Fire-extinguishing system for protection of galley deep-fat cooking equipment
Issued to
Knaack & Jahn Schiffbau GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Application :
Approved for use as a fixed fire-extinguishing system for galley deep-fat cooking equipment and galley range
exhaust ducts.
Product(s) approved by this certificate is/are accepted for installation on all vessels classed by DNV.
This Certificate is subject to terms and conditions overleaf. Any significant change in design or construction may render this Certificate invalid.
The validity date relates to the Type Approval Certificate and not to the approval of equipment/systems installed.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise stated in the applicable contract with the holder of this document, or following from mandatory law, the liability of DNV AS, its
parent companies and their subsidiaries as well as their officers, directors and employees (“DNV”) arising from or in connection with the services rendered for the
purpose of the issuance of this document or reliance thereon, whether in contract or in tort (including negligence), shall be limited to direct losses and under any
circumstance be limited to 300,000 USD.
Form code: TA 251 Revision: 2021-03 www.dnv.com Page 1 of 3
Job Id: 262.1-013836-7
Certificate No: TAF00000JM
Revision No: 3
Product description
The galley protection system with nozzle designations « KJ FireOff N-pipe Type 2V-MBM-1 » is a low-pressure water
mist system which is composed of spray heads, stainless steel piping, section valves and supply component(s).
The galley protection system should be designed according to SOLAS Ch. II-2, Reg.10, 6.4.1-5 (deep-fat cooking
equipment). This certificate addresses only item 10.6.4.1. Compliance with the shutdown function has to be verified in
each case.
Only the spray heads (nozzles) are type approved by this certificate. Other components are to be approved and/or
certified case-by-case.
The spray heads are manufactured by VID Fire-Kill ApS, Svendborg, Denmark.
Application/Limitation
Approved for use as a fire extinguishing system for galley deep-fat cooking equipment.
The following items are to be submitted for approval for each project:
- System arrangement plans including location of spray heads, section valves, release stations and cylinders.
- Capacity of pressure vessel system.
- Specification of pipes, pump, and associated components.
- Shut down of function defined by SOLAS 2000 II-2/10.6.4.2-5.
Installation testing:
- Pressure testing of water pipe system to at least 1.5 times maximum working pressure.
- Function testing of the system
- Other tests according to makers manual.
Periodical testing:
- The periodical testing shall comply with instructions from flag administration, statutory interpretations, and maker’s
maintenance manual.
Each system is to be supplied with a manual for installation, operation and maintenance according to ISO 15371:2015,
Chapter 6.
Marking of product
The spray and sprinkler heads are to be marked with type designation whereas the pump and pressure units are also to
be marked with name of manufacturer.
Periodical assessment
Periodical assessments for type approvals with a validity period of five years will be required after two years (+/- 90
days) and after 3.5 years (+/- 90 days). The arrangement is to be in accordance with procedure described in Class
Programme DNV-CP-0338 (2021), Section 4.