MSC 27
MSC 27
MSC 27
27(61)
(adopted on 11 December 1992)
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
RESOLUTION MSC.27(61)
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ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1974
RESOLUTION MSC.27(61)
(adopted on 11 December 1992)
ANNEX
4 For access thr ough vertica l o penings, or ma nho les providing passage
t hrough t he leng th and breadth o f the s pace, the min imum c le ar ope n ing
should be not less than 600 mm by 800 mm at a height of not mo re than
600 mm from the bottom she ll pla ting unles s gratings or other foothol ds
are provided.
Regula t ion 11-1 / 37 - Communi ca tion be twee n navigati ng bridge and machinery
space
the control room from which the speed and direction of thrust of the
propellers are normally controlled: one of these shall be an engine -ro om
telegraph which provides visual indication of the orders and responses
both in the machinery Spaces a nd on the navigating bridge. Appropriate
mea n s of cOlIIII\unicstion shall be provided from the navigating bridge and
the engine-room to any o ther position from which tbe speed or direction
of thrust of the propellers may be controlled."
"3.3 The following provision in paragraph 3.1.2 shall not apply to ships
constructed on or after 1 October 1994:
Amendments to cha pter 11-2 dealing wi th fire - pr otec t ion req uiremen ts of new
ships
"and for sh ip s cons tru cted before 1 Oc t obe r 1994 the Admini st ration sha ll
ensure that th e req ui r ements which are ap pli cable under part B of
chapter 11- 2 o f the I nt e r national Conve ntion for the Safe t y o f Li [ e a t
Sea, 1974 . a s ame nd e d by r esolu tions MSC .l(XLV), MSc.6(48), MSC. 13(S7) ,
MSC.22(S9) and MSC . 24( 60) are complie d with."
Hain vertical zones are those secti ons into which the hull.
superstructure and deckhouses are divided by "A" class divisions,
the mean length and width of which on any deck does not in general
exceed 40 til."
Fire main and fire pump sizing
Regulation 11-2/4.4.2
Regulation 11-2/4.3.3.2.9
One control shall be used to discharge the gas from its storage
con tai ners. A second control sha ll be used for opening t he valve of
the piping which conveys the gas into the protected space •
1t3.1 The use of halogena t ed hydrocarb ons as fire-e xt i n guis hing med ia i s
only permitted i n ma chinery space s, pump-rooms and in c argo spa ces
inte nded sol ely fo r the carriage of vehi cle s which are not ca rryin g any
cargo. New install ations of halogenated hydrocarbon sys t ems shal l be
proh i bite d on aIt ships."
Regu latio n 11-2 /13 - Fixed fire detection and fire ala r m sys tems
"1. 8 Where t he fire detection s ystem does not inc lud e me ans of remo t ely
identifying each det ector individually, no se ct ion cove ring more than one
deck within accommoda tion, service a nd co ntrol s tations shall normally be
perm itted exc ept a se ction wh ich c overs an en c l osed s tairway . I n o rder
to avo id delay i n iden tifying t he source o f fir e, the numbe r of enclosed
sp aces included in each se ction shall be limi ted as dete rmi ned by the
Administration. In no case sha l l mo r e than fif t y enclosed spaces be
permitted in any sec tio n. If the det ectio n system is f it ted with
remotely and ind ividually i den tif iable fire detectors, the sec ti ons ma y
cover several decks and s erve any numbe r of enclosed spac es ."
means are provided t o ensure that any fault (e.g. power break;
short circuit; earth) occurring in the loop will not render the
whole loop ineffective;
Regulation 20
"In shi ps ca r ryi ng more than 36 passengers, plans and bookle t s requi red
by th i s regulat i on shall pr ovide t he information regarding fire
protec t ion , fi r e de tection a nd fir e extinct ion based on the guidelines
issued by th e Organizat i on".
Regul at ion 11-2/24 - Hain ver t ical zones and hori zontal zone s
Regulation 11- 2/26 - Fire in tegrity of bulkheads and decks in ships carrying
more than 36 passengers
"2.1 Table 26.1 shal.l apply to bulkheads not bounding either main
vertical zones or horizontal zones. Table 26.2 shall apply to decks not
forming steps in main vertical zones nor bounding horizontal zones."
33 Delete paragraph 2.4 and 2.5, and renumber the present paragraph 2.6 as
new paragraph 2.4.
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34 Delete the present paragraph 2.7, and add a new paragraph 2.5 as follows:
"TABlE 26.1 - BU11<HEAIE NJT OOlJN[)OO Errnrn MAIN VEXITCAL ZONES CR fDUZ(XiI'l'AL ZONES
Spaces (t) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (iO (i2) (13) (14)
Cootrol stations (t) B4 A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{fJ A-{fJ A-{fJ A-{) A-{) A-{fJ A-{fJ A-{fJ A-{fJ
Stairways (2) A4 A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-IS A-IS A4 A-{) A-IS A-?iJ A-15 A- ?iJ
Corridors (3) B 15 A-{fJ A-{) B 15 B-15 B-15 B-15 A-{) A 15 A?iJ A-{) A?iJ
Evacuation stations
and external escape
rootes (4) A-{) A-flJb A_rob A-fiJb A-Q A-{) A-fiJb A_rob A_rob A_rob
Open deck spaces ( 5) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{) A-{)
Accamodation
spaces of minor
fire risk (6) B-{) B-{) B-{) C A-{) A-{) A-?iJ A-{) A-?iJ
Accoom:xlation
spaces of mxlerate
fire risk (7) B-{) B-{) C A-{) A-15 A-{fJ A- IS A-f{)
Accamodation
spaces of greater
fire risk (8) B-O C A-{) A-?iJ A-{fJ A- IS A-f{)
Auxiliary IMchinery
spaces , cargo spaces,
cargo and other oil
tanks and other
similar spaces of
nnderate fire
a
risk (ll) A-o A-Q A-Q A-IS
Other spaces in
which flanmable
liquids are
,,""" (14) A-?iJ
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TABLE 26.2 - DEQ(S mr ~ SIEPS rn MAIN VEXITCAL ZCt£S Nl:l. BIl.N)m:; HJUZONrAL ZCHS
Spaces above U) W (3) (4) (S) (6) m (8) (9) UO) (ll) (12) (13) (14)
S~es belcw
Control stations (l) A-:JJ A-:JJ A-IS A-<l A-<l A-<l A-IS A- :JJ A-<l A-<l A-<l A-fJ) A-<l A-fJ)
Stain.eys (2) A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A:JJ A-<l A-:JJ
Corridors (3) A-15 A-<l A4 A-fJ) A-<l A-<l A-15 A- IS A-<l A-<l A-<l A-:JJ A-<l A-:JJ
Evacuation stations
an::i external escape
='05 (4) A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l
Open deck s paces (5) A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l
AccamodatiOll
spaces of minor
fire risk (6) A-fIJ A-IS A-<l A-fJ) A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l
kcarrrodation
spaces of mxlerate
fire risk (7) A-fJ) A-IS A-15 A-fJ) A-<l A-<l A-IS A-15 A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l
Acccmrodation
spaces of greater
fire risk (8) A-fJ) A-IS A-IS A-fJ) A-<l A-IS A-15 A-:JJ A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l
Sanitary and
similar spaces (9) A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l A-<l
Other spaces in
I-ttich flartl'Mh le
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c Wh ere public toilets are installed completely within the sta irway
enc l osure, the public toilet bulkhea d within th e sta irway en closu re
can be of " B" class integrity."
37 Dele te "a ccommodated o r" from t he l ast sente nce of para graph 1.1.
"1.4 A corridor , l obby, or part of a corridor from .... hich t here is only
one route of escape shall be pr oh ibited."
• 5.2 All st a irways sized for more than 90 persons sha ll be aligned
fore and aft .
. 5.3 Doorways and corridors and intermediate landi ngs inc l uded in
means of escape shall be sized in the same manner as stairways .
"2 Stairway enc l osures shall have di re ct access to the corr idors and be
of a suffi c ient area to prevent congestion, having in vi ew the number of
persons likely to use them in an e mer~e nc y . Within the perimete r of
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"4 Fire doo rs in mai n vert ica l zone bul kheads an d stairway enclosures
shal l satisfy the f ollowing requireme nts:
.5 Double -l eaf door s equipped with a latch neces s ary to their fire
int eg rity shall have a latch t hat is automa t ically· a ct ivated by
the ope ra tion of the doors when released b y th e sys tem .
.6 Do ors giving direc t acc ess [0 spec ial category spaces which
are power - ope rat ed and automatical l y c l os ed need not be
equipped with al arms and remote-release mec h anisms require d
in .2 and .3."
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45 In paragraph 6, add the following words at the end of the first sentence;
117 All "A" class doors located in stairways, public spaces and main
vertical zone bulkheads in escape routes shall be equipped with a
self-closing hose port of material, construction and fire resistance
which is equivalent to the door into which it is fitted, and shall be a
150 rom square clear opening with the door closed and shall be inset into
the lower edge of the door, opposite the door hinges, or in the case of
sliding doors, nearest the opening."
"Doors and door frames in "B" class divisions and means of securing them
shall provide a method of closure which shall have resistance to fire
equivalent to that of the divisions* except that ventilation openings may
be permitted in the lower portion of such doors."
1.9 Exhaust ducts from gal l ey ranges i n whi ch grease or fat is like l y
to accumulate shall meet requirements of regulat i on 11-2/16.3 . 2 . 1
and 16.3. 2.2 and shal l be fitted with:
"3 Windows facing life-s aving appliances, embarkat ion and mu ster areas ,
ex ternal stairs and open decks us ed for escape routes, and windows
situat ed below liferaft and escape slide embarkatio n areas shall have the
fire integr ity as requi r ed in the tables in regulation 11-2/26. Where
au t omatic ded icated spri nkler heads are provided for wind ows, A-O windows
may be accepted as eq u iva l ent. Windows located in t he Ship ' s s ide below
th e l i feboat embarka t io n areas sha ll ha ve the fire i nt egr ity ~t leas t
equal to " A-O" class ."
53 Inser t t he words "draught sto ps" between " ground s " and "c eili n gs " in the
first sentence of paragraph 1.
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Regulation II _ 2/36 _ fi xed fire det"Ctinn and fire nlDrm ustem s. i!,utoma.t..i...s;.
sprinkler. fire detection and fire alArm systems
W/90 78 e
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"1 . 2.2 In passenger shi ps c arr ying not more than 36 pa sse nge r s the
boundary bu l kheads of s pec ial ca tegory spaces sha l l be insula t ed as
required Eor ca t ego r y (11 ) space s in tabl e 27 .1 a nd the hor izon tal
boundaries as req u ired fo r category (11) spaces in table 2 7.2."
Regu l ation 11- 2/40 - Fi r e patrols, detect i on, alarms and public a ddre ss systems
58 Add th e words " and ope n decks " at the end of paragraph 5.
"Each member oE the f ire patro l shall be provided with a. two - way portable
radio telephone apparatus" .
"7.l Passenger ships car r ying more than 36 passengers shall have the
detection alarms Eor the systems required by regula t ion 36.2 cen tralized
in a continuo usly manned cent ral cont rol sta tion . In addit io n , controls
for remo t e closing oE t he f i re doors and shu t ting down t he vent il ation
fans, s hall be ce n tralized in the same lo ca tio n. Th e ventilatio n fa ns
shal l be capab l e of react i va tion by the c rew a t the con ti nuous l y manne d
con tro l sta tion. The con tro l panels i n the cen tr a l contr ol station shall
be capa bl e of i ndicating ope n or c l osed pos itions of Eire doors, c l osed
or off sta t us of the de tectors, a l arms and fan s . The con trol pa ne l s hal l
be continuously powered and shoul d have an automat ic change - over to
stand-by power supp l y in case of loss o f norma l power sup pl y. The
control panel shall b~ powered from the main source of elec tr ical power
and the emergency source of ele ctrical power defined by regulation
11-1/42 unless other arrangements are permitted by t he regulations, as
ap pli cable .
60-1 The following new paragrpah 4 should be inserted after the existing
paragraph 3:
4.2 Double hull and double bottom spaces shall be fitted with suitable
connections for the supply of air.
Chapter III
Regulation 50
61 Delete the full stop at the end of the regulation and add the followi ng:
"and open decks, and it.s sound pressure level shall comply with the
standard developed by the Organization. The alarm shall con tinue t o
function after it has bee n triggered until it is manually turned off or
is temporarily interrupted by a messa ge on the public address system".
".1 one hour on ships provided with a n emerge ncy source of electri cal
power, if such source of power complies fully with a l l re l evan t
provisions of regu latio n II - l/4 2 o r 43, including the supply of s uch
power to the radio ins t all ati ons; and
64 Replace "by pres c ribed" in r egulati on I V/ 14.2 by "pr esc ribed by".
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