Part A General
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.365(93) – Amendments to the International Convention For the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended – (Adopted on 22 May 2014) - Annex – Amendments to the International Convention For the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended - Chapter II-2Construction – Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction - Part AGeneral

Part A General

 These amendments have been consolidated into SOLAS Chapter II-2 Part A

  Regulation 1 – Application

  3 The following three new paragraphs are added after paragraph 2.5:

 "2.6 Vehicle carriers constructed before 1 January 2016, including those constructed before 1 July 2012, shall comply with paragraph 2.2 of regulation 20-1, as adopted by resolution MSC.365(93).

 2.7 Tankers constructed before 1 January 2016, including those constructed before 1 July 2012, shall comply with regulation 16.3.3 except 16.3.3.3.

 2.8 Regulations 4.5.5.1.1 and 4.5.5.1.3 apply to ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002 but before 1 January 2016, and regulation 4.5.5.2.1 applies to all ships constructed before 1 January 2016.

  Regulation 3 – Definitions

  4 The following three new paragraphs are added after paragraph 53:

 "54 Fire damper is, for the purpose of implementing regulation 9.7 adopted by resolution MSC.365(93), as may be amended, a device installed in a ventilation duct, which under normal conditions remains open allowing flow in the duct, and is closed during a fire, preventing the flow in the duct to restrict the passage of fire. In using the above definition the following terms may be associated:

  • .1 automatic fire damper is a fire damper that closes independently in response to exposure to fire products;

  • .2 manual fire damper is a fire damper that is intended to be opened or closed by the crew by hand at the damper itself; and

  • .3 remotely operated fire damper is a fire damper that is closed by the crew through a control located at a distance away from the controlled damper.

 55 Smoke damper is, for the purpose of implementing regulation 9.7 adopted by resolution MSC.365(93), as may be amended, a device installed in a ventilation duct, which under normal conditions remains open allowing flow in the duct, and is closed during a fire, preventing the flow in the duct to restrict the passage of smoke and hot gases. A smoke damper is not expected to contribute to the integrity of a fire rated division penetrated by a ventilation duct. In using the above definition the following terms may be associated:

  • .1 automatic smoke damper is a smoke damper that closes independently in response to exposure to smoke or hot gases;

  • .2 manual smoke damper is a smoke damper intended to be opened or closed by the crew by hand at the damper itself; and

  • .3 remotely operated smoke damper is a smoke damper that is closed by the crew through a control located at a distance away from the controlled damper.

 56 Vehicle carrier means a cargo ship with multi deck ro-ro spaces designed for the carriage of empty cars and trucks as cargo."

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