Part A – General
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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 A – General

Part A – General

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

Regulation 1 – Application

  3 The following footnote is added to the title of Regulation 1:

  • "* The application date of 1 July 2012 was introduced by resolution MSC.308(88). However, this resolution amended, under chapter II-2, regulations II-2/3.23 (definition of "Fire Test Procedures Code") and II-2/7.4.1 (new subparagraph .3) only, and all other regulations with the original application date of 1 July 2002 were not amended."

  4 In the existing paragraph 2.4, the following new subparagraphs are added after the existing subparagraph .6:

  • ".7 cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards and passenger ships constructed on or after 1 February 1992 but before 1 July 2002 need not comply with regulation 19.3.3 provided that they comply with regulation 54.2.3 as adopted by resolution MSC.13(57); and

  • .8 cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards and passenger ships constructed on or after 1 September 1984 but before 1 July 2002 need not comply with regulations 19.3.1, 19.3.5, 19.3.6, 19.3.9, provided that they comply with regulations 54.2.1, 54.2.5, 54.2.6, 54.2.9 as adopted by resolution MSC.1(XLV)."

  5 The following new paragraph 2.5 is added:

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