1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninetieth
session (16 to 25 May 2012), having considered a proposal by the Sub-Committee
on Fire Protection, at its fifty-fifth session, and recognizing the
need to include maintenance and inspection guidelines for the latest
advancements in fire-protection systems and appliances, approved the
Revised Guidelines for the maintenance and inspection of fire protection
systems and appliances, as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to apply the
annexed Guidelines when performing maintenance, testing and inspections
in accordance with SOLAS regulation
II-2/14.2.2.1 on or after 31 May 2013 and bring the annexed
Guidelines to the attention of shipowners, shipmasters, ships' officers
and crew and all other parties concerned.