What is fixed fire fighting for container in cargo hold?


What is fixed fire fighting for container in cargo hold? The most frequently used system for fighting fire in cargo holds of a general cargo ship is the Co2 flooding system. The Co2 system consists of a fire detection system (smoke detectors) and an alarm system, along with Co2 cylinders.


Can you breathe in a cargo hold?

Being trapped inside a baggage compartment during a flight is no picnic. The hold is pressurized. There is plenty of oxygen, but some airline cargo holds are not climate-controlled, Thompson said.


Can you survive in a cargo hold?

The cargo hold is heated and pressurized, animals fly in cargo all the time. So, yes you can survive. Stowing away in the wheel well is almost certain death. Some cargo holds are pressurized and some are not.