On board Panama- registered ships
ClassNK has issued Technical Information TEC-0970 regarding the revised guidelines for the Maintenance and Inspection of Fire-Protection Systems and Appliances on board thePanama-registered ships. These guidelines provide the minimum recommended level of maintenance and inspections for the protection systemand appliances. It should be noted that the general requirements contained in this Guideline are not aninclusive list of maintenance or inspection items for fire protection systems, fire fighting appliances,and emergency equipment
The Guidelines applies to all Panamanian flag ships including units under MODU code. Thisinformation may be used as a basis for the ship’s onboard maintenance plan required by SOLASregulation II-2/14.
The Guidelines will also address maintenance and inspection of fixed carbon dioxide systems orportable fire extinguishers. As for the comprehensive instructions, they are provided in theGuidelines for the maintenance and inspections of fixed carbon dioxide fire extinguishingsystems (MSC.1/Circ.1318) for fixed carbon dioxide systems, and in the Improved Guidelines formarine portable fire extinguishers (Resolution A.951 (23)) for portable fire extinguishers.
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