> Fire Safety System Code (FSS code) provides international requirements for the Fire Fighting appliances, required by chapter II-2 of SOLAS Convention
> Came into force on July 2002
Purpose
> FSS code is to provide international standards of engineering specification for fire safety system present onboard
The Chapters in FSS code are as follows.
Chapter 1-General definitions: In this chapter, all the important terms are defined clearly for better understanding.
Chapter 2-International shore connection: Detailed requirement of international shore Connection
Chapter 3– Personal protection: Details of Requirement of personal protection Equipments. It also deals with the requirements for EEBD
Chapter 4– Fire Extinguisher: This chapter deal with portable fire extinguishers
Chapter 5– Fixed gas fire extinguishing system
Chapter 6– Fixed foam fire extinguishing system
Chapter 7– Fixed pressure water and water spraying system
Chapter 8– Auto sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system
Chapter 9– Fixed fire detection and alarm system
Chapter 10– Sample extraction smoke detection system
Chapter 11– Low Location Lighting system: This chapter deals with specification for requirements of lights in low location areas like tank top, duct keel etc.
Chapter 12– Fixed Emergency fire pumps
Chapter 13– Means of Escape: Deals with Emergency escape
Chapter 14– Fixed deck foam system
Chapter 15– Inert gas system
is the SOLAS chapters and FFS code different or same
ReplyDeleteNo Solas chapters are not same as FSS code chapters
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