Gas Detectors on Marine Ships

In the same way that gas detectors are used to alert building inhabitants of the harmful gasses potentially leaking inside of closed and hazardous environments, so too do marine gas detectors notify their sailors of any potential dangers. The way that a marine gas detector works is through the use of a sensor to gauge the amount of gas in the air. These sensors are calibrated in such a way as to estimate and generate an electric current when a chemical reaction caused by a specific gas occurs. This sensor will identify the current and send out a loud signal to the surrounding area that alerts people of the presence of gas and if it is approaching dangerous levels. 

When the gas detector was first invented, earlier versions were limited because they could only sense one gas at a time. However, now the modern average gas detector can gauge gas and be measured as something like oxygen (O2), flammable gases or vapours (LEL), hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and carbon monoxide (CO). These are just a few of the basic gas types that can be identified by the average gas detector, with the minimum criteria being established by the SOLAS Regulation XI/1-7.

For maritime vessels, gas detector configurations are modeled after the average tank and vessel kind, the main three of which are monitors for sufficient oxygen, monitors for explosive gasses, and monitors for toxic gases based on the hygienic limits. Some are easier than others to identify, such as explosive gasses and oxygen. But the most complicated process is the monitor having to discern which toxic gas is worth monitoring more, or in other words, which poses more of a danger. 

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