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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.338(91) – Adoption of Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as Amended – (Adopted on 30 November 2012) - Annex – Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as AmendedThe Annex below is consolidated into Chapters II-1, II-2, III, Appendix of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 - Chapter II-2 – Construction – Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction - Part G – Special Requirements

Part G – Special Requirements

Parent topic: Chapter II-2 – Construction – Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction

Regulation 20 – Protection of vehicle, special category and ro–ro spaces

  28 The existing paragraph 6.1, including paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2, are replaced by the following:

  • "6.1 Fixed fire-extinguishing systems

  • (The requirements of paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 shall apply to ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014. Ships constructed before 1 July 2014 shall comply with the previously applicable requirements of paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.)

  • 6.1.1 Vehicle spaces and ro-ro spaces, which are not special category spaces and are capable of being sealed from a location outside of the cargo spaces, shall be fitted with one of the following fixed fire-extinguishing systems:

    • .1 a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code;

    • .2 a fixed high-expansion foam fire-extinguishing system complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code; or

    • .3 a fixed water-based fire fighting system for ro-ro spaces and special category spaces complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code and paragraphs 6.1.2.1 to 6.1.2.4.

  • 6.1.2 Vehicle spaces and ro-ro spaces not capable of being sealed and special category spaces shall be fitted with a fixed water-based fire-fighting system for ro-ro spaces and special category spaces complying with the provisions of the Fire Safety Systems Code which shall protect all parts of any deck and vehicle platform in such spaces. Such a water-based fire-fighting system shall have:

    • .1 a pressure gauge on the valve manifold;

    • .2 clear marking on each manifold valve indicating the spaces served;

    • .3 instructions for maintenance and operation located in the valve room; and

    • .4 a sufficient number of drainage valves to ensure complete drainage of the system."

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