FIRE SAFETY ON SHIPS. A REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT

The processes for the development and introduction of international marine fire safety regulations result in a delay of some considerable time before they become mandatory. Hence the applicable regulations tend to lag behind current knowledge and experience and contain deficiencies in that light. The objectives of this article are as follows: To point out some of the deficiencies in existing applicable international fire safety regulations; to draw attention to amendments which have been developed to remedy these deficiencies, but which have not yet been adopted internationally; to urge that those amendments be adopted, if necessary, on a voluntary basis before they become mandatory, and to suggest further improvements which could be made to the regulations, some of which could be adopted immediately and at relatively little cost.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Fuel and Metallurgical Journals Limited

  Queensway House, 2 Queensway, Redhill
  Surrey RH1 1QS,   England 
• Authors:
  • Smith, JRG
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-22
• Serial:
  • Safety at Sea International
  • Issue Number: 89
  • Publisher: DMG World Media, Limited
  • ISSN: 0142-0666

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire fighting equipment; Fire prevention; Fires; Regulations; Safety; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety standards
• Subject Areas: Law; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141607
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Fuel and Metallurgical Journals Limited
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM