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Foam Concentrate for Tanker Deck

Foam concentrate quantity for a tanker deck fixed foam system per SOLAS II-2 Reg 10.8 / FSS Ch.14: 0.6 L/min/m² × 20 min.

Fire safetyFoam
Foam solution flow
2,100L/min
Foam concentrate required
1,260L
Formula, assumptions, and limits

SOLAS II-2 Reg 10.8 - deck foam must cover the largest cargo tank for 20 min at 0.6 L/min/m². Non-tankers use the galley/heli-deck values from FSS Ch.13/14 (higher concentration times shorter duration).

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Largest single cargo tank deck areaGA plan
Foam concentrate percentage%product data sheet