Fire Protection

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF SURVEYORS

These Instructions are issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for the guidance of surveyors in surveying fire protection arrangements to ensure compliance with the statutory requirements covering merchant ships. They also indicate to shipowners, shipbuilders and other representative organisations the procedures adopted by MCA for the survey and approval of fire appliances and materials used in fire protection.

  • Contents Web page 
    Contents and Revision Status
  • Chapter 1 Web page 
    General
  • Chapter 2 Web page 
    Submission of Plans and Approval of New Appliances and Fire Protection Materials
  • Chapter 3 Web page 
    Surveys and Inspections
  • Chapter 4 Web page 
    Fire Patrols, Automatic Sprinkler, Fixed Fire Detection and Sample Extraction Smoke Detection Systems
  • Chapter 5 Web page 
    Fire Pumps, Fire Mains, Water Service Pipes, Hydrants, Hoses, Nozzles, Couplings, and International Shore Connections
  • Chapter 6 Web page 
    Fire Extinguishers Portable and Non-Portable
  • Chapter 7 Web page 
    Fixed Fire Extinguishing Installations
  • Chapter 8 Web page 
    Specialised Ships, Tankers, Chemical Carriers, Liquefied Gas Carriers, Dangerous Goods and Offshore Installations
  • Chapter 9 Web page 
    Firemen's Outfits
  • Chapter 10 Web page 
    Miscellaneous Items
  • Chapter 11 Web page 
    Structural Fire Protection
  • Chapter 12 Web page 
    Passenger Ships of Classes I,IIand II(A) (of 21.34M in length and over) Carrying more than 36 Passengers (L.S. Regulations 51-67)
  • Chapter 13 Web page 
    Passenger Ships of Classes I, II, and II(A) (of 21.34M in length and over) Carrying not more than 36 Passengers ( L.S. Regulations 51-67)
  • Chapter 14 Web page 
    Ships of Classes VII, VII(A), VIII(A), IX and IX(A) and Tankers other than those to which Part VIII of the L.S. Regulations Apply (L.A. Regulations 69-83)
  • Chapter 15 Web page 
    Means of Escape: Passenger Ships, Cargo Ships and Tankers (L.S. Regulations 68,84,and 101 and SS Regulation 44)
  • Appendix 1 Web page 
    Reference to IMO Resolutions and MSC Circulars found throughout the Instruction