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, approved the Guidelines
for the approval of helicopter facility foam fire-fighting appliances,
as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments are invited to apply the
annexed Guidelines when approving helicopter facility foam fire-fighting
appliances in accordance with SOLAS regulation
II-2/18, the 2009 MODU Code and
the Recommendation on helicopter landing areas on ro-ro passenger
ships (MSC/Circ.895) on or after 21
May 2013 and bring them to the attention of ship designers, shipowners,
equipment manufacturers, test laboratories and other parties concerned.