World premiere:
Undercover sprinklers protect freshwater cruiser
135 metres long and 11.45 metres wide, this new cruise giant from Saxony-Anhalt’s Tangermünde Ship Building and Developing Company (SET) towers above the rest. The Scenic Emerald offers 20 percent more room than average cruisers. The four extensive decks are home to 86 luxury suites, a restaurant, a lounge and bar area and spacious viewing areas. Yet this hotel on water also hosts something else: a Minimax sprinkler system. In addition to delivering the system, the complete solutions supplier Minimax assumed responsibility for the whole project development, including installation and system start-up.
In light of its often bothersome nature, especially with low ceilings on ships, special attention was given to ensuring the harmonic and discrete integration of fire protection technology onboard the luxury liner, with Undercover sprinklers being installed in all cabins and public areas. With a maximum of two metres, the ceilings on the Scenic Emerald are comparatively low. Thanks to the integrated Undercover sprinkler system, no more valuable centimetres are lost through the projection of sprinkler heads.
For an optimal surface finish, the Scenic Emerald’s Undercover sprinkler was covered with a fine-mesh screen: the inconspicuous covers have been especially adapted to the different ceiling tones onboard the cruiser. When in use, the water jets are strong enough to force off the screens. Nevertheless, in order to prevent any hesitation when the sprinkler is triggered, Minimax also equipped the covers with its unique, patented CoverDrop eject mechanism, which exposes the sprinkler head before the nominal trigger temperature is reached.
