Alarm Monitor System in Guangzhou

What Are The Different Alarms That Are Used On The Ships?

A maritime emergency at sea doesn't come with an alarm but still the different ship alarm systems and the emergency signals can help tackle and avoid an emergency efficiently, in the right way. It is a must in the international maritime industry to have an emergency alarm on the ship which will indicate a particular warning immediately.

There are various kinds of alarm system or signal onboard ship that is installed to give audio-visual warnings in case of an emergency and out of them some of the most crucial ones are highlighted below.

Fire alarm

As soon as a fire is detected on the vessel by its crew, they immediately raise an alarm signal onboard ship either by pressing the nearest fire switch or by shouting 'Fire! Fire! Fire!" thrice loudly. The ship's fire alarm signal sounds like the continuous sounding of the ship's horn or the continuous ringing of the ship's electrical bell. This fire signal is usually like a continuous blast of the ship's electrical bell that always lasts for like 10 seconds. Though in most of the ships today, the fire signals goes on ringing at a stretch on the alarm system.

Machinery space alarm

The engine room of the ship is fitted with different kinds of machinery that are continuously monitored for their smooth and effective operation using a monitor and control system. The engine room's machinery has various alarms and safety devices fitted for safe operation. Now suppose any machinery malfunctions, in such a case a common engine room alarm is operated and the issue can be clearly seen in the engine room control panel which will then display the alarm.

Navigational alarm

Most of the navigational lights and navigational equipment are fitted with failure alarms in the navigation bridge. Say if any of these malfunctions due to any reason, a ship alarm signal on the bridge will be sounded whose details like the kind of issue, equipment affected and location will be seen on the notification screen given on the bridge navigation panel.

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Shane advises people about marine equipments, electronic parts including ship remote control system, boiler control system and incinerator repair etc.