1 The Committee, at its eighty-sixth session (27
May to 5 June 2009), having considered the proposal by the Sub-Committee
on Fire Protection, at its fifty-third session, approved Guidelines
for the approval of fixed dry chemical powder fire-extinguishing systems
for the protection of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk, as set
out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to apply the
annexed Guidelines when approving fixed dry chemical powder fire-extinguishing
systems for the protection of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk,
and bring them to the attention of ship designers, shipowners, equipment
manufacturers, test laboratories and other parties concerned.