Emergency and life-saving equipment on ships

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Fire-fighting equipment

Ships must carry certain fire-fighting equipment on board.

Download ‘MSN 1665 (M) The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Fire fighting equipment’ (PDF, 115KB)

Exemptions

Some ships are exempt from these regulations.

Download ‘MSN 1670 (M) The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Exemptions’ (PDF, 162KB)

Fixed fire alarms and extinguishers

Download the rules on fixed fire-detection alarms and extinguishing systems.

Download ‘MSN 1666 (M) the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Fixed fire detection alarm and extinguishing systems’ (PDF, 306KB)

Fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems

Download guidance on operating fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems.

Download ‘MGN 389 (M+F) Operating Instructions and Signage for Fixed Gas Fire-Extinguishing Systems’ (PDF, 254KB)

Your crew must know how to use fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems safely.

Download ‘MGN 354 (M+F) ‘Fishing and Small Vessels - Safe Operation of Fixed CO2 Gas Fire Extinguishing Systems’ (PDF, 283KB)

Halon fire-fighting systems

It’s now illegal to use fire-fighting equipment that contains halons. Download information on the phasing out of halon fire-fighting systems.

Download ‘MGN 258 (M+F) Decommissioning of Halon systems’ (PDF, 81KB)

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