Section 11 in The Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Rules, 1969
11. Fire pumps.
(1)Every ship of Class I of 4,000 tons and above shall be provided with at least three independently driven power-operated fire pumps and every such ship of less than 4,000 tons, shall be provided with at least two such fire pumps and all such fire pumps together shall be capable of delivering for fire fighting purposes, a quantity of water under the conditions and at the pressure specified in rule 33.(2)In every ship of Class I, the arrangement of sea connection pumps and sources of power for operating them shall be such as to ensure that fire in any one compartment will not put all the fire pumps out of action.
