Part C – Suppression of Fire
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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 C – Suppression of Fire

Part C – Suppression of Fire

Regulation 9 – Containment of fire

  6 In table 9.3, column (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), row (2) (Corridors), the symbol "A-15" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  7 In table 9.3, column (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), row (4) (Stairways), the symbol "A-15" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  8 In table 9.3, column and row (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), the symbol "A-0" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  9 In table 9.4, column (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), row (1) (Control stations), the symbol "A-30" is replaced by the symbol "A-60 g ".

  10 In table 9.4, column (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), row (2) (Corridors), the symbol "A-0" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  11 In table 9.4, column (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), row (4) (Stairways), the symbol "A-0" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  12 In table 9.4, column and row (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), the symbol "A-0" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  13 In table 9.4, column (2) (Corridors), row (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), the symbol "A-15" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  14 In table 9.4, column (4) (Stairways), row (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), the symbol "A-15" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 g ".

  15 In table 9.4, column (6) (Machinery spaces of category A), row (11) (Special category and ro-ro spaces), the symbol "A-30" is replaced by the symbol "A-60 g ".

  16 In table 9.4, a new note is added as follows:

  • " g Ships constructed before 1 July 2014 shall comply, as a minimum, with the previous requirements applicable at the time the ship was constructed, as specified in regulation 1.2."

  17 In table 9.5, column and row (11) (Ro-ro and vehicle spaces), the symbol "*h" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 j ".

  18 In table 9.6, column (11) (Ro-ro and vehicle spaces), row (10) (Open decks), the symbol "*" is replaced by the symbol "A-0 j ".

  19 In table 9.6, column and row (11) (Ro-ro and vehicle spaces), the symbol "*h" is replaced by the symbol "A-30 j ".

  20 In table 9.6, column (10) (Open decks), row (11) (Ro-ro and vehicle spaces), the symbol "*" is replaced by the symbol "A-0 j ".

  21 In table 9.6, the existing text of note "h" is replaced with the word "deleted".

  22 In table 9.6, a new note is added as follows:

  • " j Ships constructed before 1 July 2014 shall comply, as a minimum, with the previous requirements applicable at the time the ship was constructed, as specified in regulation 1.2."

  23 Paragraphs 6.2 and 6.3 are deleted and the subsequent paragraphs are renumbered accordingly.

Regulation 10 – Fire fighting

  24 In paragraph 5.6.3, the existing subparagraph .1 is replaced by the following:

  • ".1 the fire hazard portions of internal combustion machinery or, for ships constructed before 1 July 2014, the fire hazard portions of internal combustion machinery used for the ship's main propulsion and power generation;"

  25 The existing paragraph 10.1 is replaced by the following:

  • "10.1 Types of firefighter's outfits

    • .1 Fire-fighter's outfits shall comply with the Fire Safety Systems Code; and

    • .2 Self-contained compressed air breathing apparatus of fire-fighter's outfits shall comply with paragraph 2.1.2.2 of chapter 3 of the Fire Safety Systems Code by 1 July 2019."

  26 After the existing paragraph 10.3, the following new paragraph is added:

  • "10.4 Fire-fighter's communication

  • For ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014, a minimum of two two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus for each fire party for fire-fighter's communication shall be carried on board. Those two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus shall be of an explosion-proof type or intrinsically safe. Ships constructed before 1 July 2014 shall comply with the requirements of this paragraph not later than the first survey after 1 July 2018."


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