Construction - Fire Protection, Fire Detection And Fire Extinction, Implementing Solas Chapter Ii-2, 2002

Revised regulations of Chapter II-2 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention dealing with fire detection and extinction. These new regulations will apply to ships constructed on or after 1 July 2002, although there are some provisions that also apply to ships constructed before that date. Key features: Main provisions of these revised regulations include: pump shafts penetrating pump room bulkheads; audible and visual alarms in pump rooms; pump room bilge monitoring and alarms; monitoring of hydrocarbon gas concentration in pump rooms; emergency escape breathing devices; fire safety operations manual and training booklets; local application fire systems for internal combustion propulsion and power generation; Contains coded sections within the text to identify text of regulations, additional requirements and guidance notes paperback.Maritime and Coastguard Agency Staff is the author of 'Construction - Fire Protection, Fire Detection And Fire Extinction, Implementing Solas Chapter Ii-2, 2002', published 2003 under ISBN 9780115525766 and ISBN 0115525769.