Preamble
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Preamble

  1 The purpose of this Code is to provide international standards of specific engineering specifications for fire safety systems required by chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended.

  2 On or after 1 July 2002, this Code will be mandatory for fire safety systems required by the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended. Any future amendment to the Code must be adopted and brought into force in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article VIII of the Convention.

Parent topic: Annex - International Code For Fire Safety Systems
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