Consilium Salwico
Fire Detection Parts
CS3000 and CS4000 analogue addressable systems · Salwico Cargo centrals · loop detectors and bases — quoted from the labels
Consilium Salwico systems behind engine-room enquiries
Consilium is a Gothenburg company that supplies fire and gas detection for ships, and Salwico is the name of its fire detection line. Salwico systems are built either as conventional systems or as analogue addressable systems in which each detector has its own address on a loop. Because detectors are chosen for the system they report to, the panel comes first in every enquiry.
CS3000
The computerised analogue addressable system in which detectors and loop units sit on addressed loops. Many ships still run it. Panel boards, loop units, detectors and bases are matched to the system and to the label on each unit.
CS4000
The later analogue addressable system, in which every loop unit can raise a fire alarm on its own. Detectors listed for the CS4000 include optical smoke, heat and intrinsically safe types; each line names the type from the label and the system it belongs to.
Salwico Cargo
The Salwico fire detection central for cargo ships, built to the SOLAS rules. Detectors and call points are quoted against the central and the label of each unit, because a detector listed for one Salwico system is not assumed to fit another.
Salwico components that reach an RFQ
The list follows a Salwico system from the panel out along the loop. Each line can carry the order code from the label or from an earlier order next to the description.
- Panel boards, power supply units and panel batteries
- Loop units, input and output units and isolators
- Optical smoke detectors and detector bases
- Heat detectors for galleys, engine rooms and stores
- Intrinsically safe detectors and barriers for hazardous areas
- Flame detectors where fitted
- Manual call points and their glass or reset elements
- Sounders, beacons and alarm bells on the loop
- Detector test equipment and dust covers
What to read off a Salwico system before ordering
The panel name tells which system the ship has, and each detector and loop unit carries a label with its type. Photographs of the panel front and of a removed detector, label side up, settle most of the points below.
- System name from the panel: CS3000, CS4000 or Salwico Cargo
- Type and order code from the label of each detector or loop unit
- Detector base type, which can differ from the detector head
- Whether the unit sits in a hazardous area and is an intrinsically safe type
- Quantity per type, from the ship's fire plan or loop list
- Order codes from an earlier invoice or the system documentation
Supply route review for Salwico systems
Fire detection is a class and flag item, so a replacement has to belong to the approved system already on board. The system and the unit labels are settled first, then each line is quoted.
Detector for its own system
Detectors are listed for particular Salwico systems. A detector that suits a CS4000 loop is not offered for a Salwico Cargo central unless its listing covers both.
Original reference only
Detectors, loop units and panel boards are quoted on the original reference, because the approved system on board depends on them. No equivalent is offered for a fire detection unit.
Hazardous-area units named separately
Intrinsically safe detectors and their barriers are quoted as their own lines, with the label code, because they are a separate type from the standard detectors.
Consumables with the system
Panel batteries, call point glasses and dust covers are quoted next to the detector lines, so a survey round does not wait on a small item.
Consilium Salwico parts — questions from the engine room
Can a detector be ordered without naming the panel?
It can be quoted, but the system is asked for first. Salwico detectors are listed for particular systems, so the panel name, CS3000, CS4000 or Salwico Cargo, is checked before a detector is offered.
What should be photographed for a Salwico detector enquiry?
The panel front with its system name, and a removed detector with its label readable, together with its base. Add the number of detectors of each type and whether any sit in hazardous areas.
Does Vessel Core offer equivalents for fire detectors?
No. Fire detection units are quoted on the original reference only, because the approved system on board depends on them.
Does Vessel Core service or test fire detection systems?
No. Vessel Core identifies and supplies parts only. Testing, programming and commissioning stay with the crew and the service company the owner chooses.
Is Vessel Core connected to Consilium?
No, and there is no agreement of any kind. Vessel Core holds no distribution, representation or partnership agreement with Consilium, and quoting a component against one of its designations implies no approval by the maker and no claim of interchangeability.
Send the panel name and the detector labels.
Name the system from the panel, add photographs of the detector and loop unit labels with the quantity of each, then list the items and the port. Each unit is quoted on its original reference.
