1 The Committee, at its eighty-third session (3
to 12 October 2007), having recognized the need for guidelines
for the approval of fixed fire detection and fire alarm
systems for cabin balconies, taking into account the amendments
to SOLAS chapter II-2 and the FSS Code adopted by resolutions
MSC.216(82) and MSC.217(82),
considered the proposal by the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection at
its fifty-first session (5 to 9 February 2007) and approved Guidelines
for the approval of fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems
for cabin balconies, as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to apply the
annexed Guidelines when approving fixed fire detection and fire alarm
systems for cabin balconies on passenger ships for systems installed
on or after 1 July 2008 and bring them to the attention of ship designers,
ship owners, equipment manufacturers, test laboratories and other
parties concerned.