MEDICAL OXYGEN Regulations and requirements The Medical First Aid Guide (MFAG) of the IMO International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) requires vessels with dangerous goods onboard to carry medical oxygen cylinders in the ship’s hospital. For a vessel to comply with the relevant MFAG requirements, the following quantities of medical oxygen should be available in the ship’s hospital for resuscitation purposes: ✔ 40-liter (at 200 BAR) medical oxygen cylinder ✔ One complete portable set with 2-liter (at 200 assembled for direct use, equipped with one flow BAR) of medical oxygen ready for use and a spare meter unit with two ports for supplying oxygen 2-liter (at 200 BAR) cylinder. for two persons at the same time. If more than one non-portable oxygen cylinder is used there must be two flow-meter units for supplying oxygen for two persons at the same time. Guidance on storage of 40-liter medical oxygen cylinders 1. Depending upon Class and Flag of the vessels the 40-liter medical oxygen cylinder can be stored: n Outside the accommodation as close to the hospital as is reasonably feasible in a secure and weather protected cabinet 2. n Inside the accommodation of the hospital, firmly secured to the bulkheads Some Flag States recommend that the 40-liter medical oxygen cylinder be fitted with a safety device to prevent accidental release of high- pressure medical oxygen into the hospital. It is recommend that the medical oxygen regulator in the pipe work from the 40-liter be fitted with a relief valve and a discharge line piped outside the hospital to free air. This ensures that if there is an error in the system, high-pressure medical oxygen cannot escape into the low-pressure side of the system, and will be vented outside of the accommodation. What we offer VIKING Life-Saving Equipment offers medical oxygen sets to fulfil the international requirements of MFAG, flag administrations and classification societies. n Portable and fixed sets n Conform to DOT and EU standards n 3 year refill interval n Two valve options Pin Index (PI) or G 5/8” female (bullnose) valve n Fixed sets can be mounted within the vessel’s hospital or on exterior bulkhead
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