Technical Information
Technical Information
Technical Information
This ClassNK Technical Information is to inform that the Maltese Government has issued Technical
Notice SLS.30 Rev.1 as per the attached.
This ClassNK Technical Information supersedes the previous ClassNK Technical Information No.
TEC-1144 dated 27 December 2017.
Attachment:
1. Technical Notice SLS.30 Rev.1
2. IMO Resolution A.1116(30)
NOTES:
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Attachment 1. to
ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-1176
The purpose of this Notice is to update our previous Technical Notice SLS.30 regarding the
use onboard of graphical symbols on Fire Control Plans.
SOLAS consolidated edition 2001 Chapter II-2 Regulation 20 and SOLAS amendments 2000
Chapter II-2 Regulation 24 require the use of Fire Control symbols on Fire Plans in
accordance with IMO Resolution A.654 (16).
SOLAS 74, consolidated edition 2004 & 2009, Chapter II-2 Regulation 15.2.4 requires that the
graphical symbols used in Fire Control Plans onboard all Maltese registered ships shall be in
accordance with the symbols set out in the IMO Resolution A.952 (23).
IMO Resolution A.654 (16) Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans, adopted on 19 October
1989, is applicable for ships constructed before 1 January 2004.
Whilst as from 1 January 2004, any Fire Control Plans shall be prepared and show graphic
symbols in accordance with the provisions of the updated resolution IMO A.952 (23).
The Fire Control Plans of vessels being keel laid before 1 January 2004 can continue to apply
the previous IMO Res. A.654, however should for any reason such plans would have to be
reissued or updated, the graphical symbols set out in the latest resolution A.952 (23) would
need to be incorporated.
In addition to the above, the Directorate wishes to draw the attention of all concerned to IMO
resolution A.1116 (30) Escape Route Signs and Equipment Location Markings.
Recognizing the advantages of using the globally recognized safety symbols, it has been
agreed to adopt the safety symbols of ISO 7010 (registered symbols for onshore applications)
and ISO 24409-1 (registered symbols for marine applications) as from 1 January 2019.
The IMO resolution A.1116 (30) is to be used in conjunction with the already existing IMO
resolution A.952 (23) for new or updated fire control plans.
ASSEMBLY A 30/Res.1116
30th session 6 December 2017
Agenda item 9 Original: ENGLISH
Resolution A.1116(30)
THE ASSEMBLY,
RECOGNIZING the need for uniform international symbols to indicate the location of
emergency equipment as well as muster stations and that the Assembly had urged Contracting
Governments to ensure that the symbols annexed to the aforementioned Assembly resolutions
were used, where appropriate,
HAVING NOTED that, through the Shipboard escape route signs and emergency equipment
location markings (MSC.1/Circ.1553), Contracting Governments had been invited to bring
standard ISO 24409-2:2014, which generally conforms to the corresponding symbols set out in
the annex to resolution A.760(18) on Symbols related to life-saving appliances and
arrangements, as amended, and in the annex to resolution A.952(23) on Graphical symbols
for fire control plans, to the attention of ship designers, shipbuilders, shipowners, ship
operators, ship masters, shore-based firefighting personnel and other parties concerned, so
that they might use it, on a voluntary basis, for shipboard signage, in compliance with the
relevant requirements of SOLAS chapters II-2 and III, pending the adoption of the revised
resolution,
HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendations made by the Maritime Safety Committee, at its
ninety-eighth session,
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1 ADOPTS the Escape route signs and equipment location markings, set out in the
annex to the present resolution;
3 REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to keep this resolution under review and
to amend it as necessary;
4 INVITES Contracting Governments to note that these escape route signs and
equipment location markings should take effect on ships constructed on or
after 1 January 2019 or ships which undergo repairs, alterations, modifications and outfitting
within the scope of SOLAS chapters II-2 and/or III, as applicable, on or after 1 January 2019,
and that they should be used, as appropriate, in combination with resolution A.952(23) for the
preparation of the shipboard fire control plans required by SOLAS regulation II-2/15.2.4.
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Annex1
IMPORTANT – The colours represented in this annex can be neither viewed on screen
nor printed as true representations. Although the signs and symbols in this annex have
been reproduced to correspond (with an acceptable tolerance as judged by the naked
eye) to the requirements of standard ISO 3864-4, it is not intended that the signs and
symbols shown in this annex be used for colour matching.
For a definitive version of all safety symbols in this annex, please consult standard
ISO 7010 and the ISO Online Browsing Platform (http://www.iso.org/obp/ui/). For a
definitive version of all fire control symbols in this annex, please consult standard
ISO 17631. These are the source documents from which to create safety and fire control
plans signs.
1 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
ISO 3864 (all parts), Graphical symbols – Safety colours and safety signs
ISO 7010, Graphical symbols – Safety colours and safety signs – Registered safety signs
ISO 17631, Ships and marine technology – Shipboard plans for fire protection, life-saving
appliances and means of escape
ISO 24409-1, Ships and marine technology – Design, location, and use of shipboard safety
signs, safety-related signs, safety notices and safety markings – Part 1: Design principles
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in standards ISO 17724,
ISO 24409-1, and the following apply.
Signs for specialists, used to identify and locate fire control equipment, not designed according
the rules for safety signs.
Note 1 to entry: These signs are related to the symbols in standard ISO 17631; see 3.1 h)
below.
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Written description of the elements of a graphical symbol or safety sign and their relative
disposition.
2.3 Referent
Sign giving a general safety message, obtained by a combination of a colour and geometric
shape and which, by the addition of a graphical symbol, gives a particular safety message.
3.1 Signs in this standard are categorized according to their function as follows:
b) EES – emergency equipment signs which provide use and location of first
aid facilities and portable safety equipment.
c) LSS – life-saving systems and appliances signs which provide use and
location of life-saving systems and appliances.
NOTE The PSS, WSS and MSS categories are based on the P, W and M categories
of standard ISO 7010.
3.2 Table 1 summarizes the standardized shipboard safety signs used in workplaces and
public areas in terms of functional category, referent number, referent, graphical symbol as
well as geometric shape and colour.
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CATEGORY
MES EES LSS FES PSS WSS MSS
Means of Emergency Lifesaving Fire-fighting Prohibition Warning Mandatory
Escape Equipment Signs Equipment Signs Signs Signs
Signs Signs Signs
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CATEGORY
MES EES LSS FES PSS WSS MSS
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CATEGORY
MES EES LSS FES PSS WSS MSS
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CATEGORY
MES EES LSS FES PSS WSS MSS
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CATEGORY
MES EES LSS FES PSS WSS MSS
PSS017 WSS017
LSS016 MSS017
(ISO 7010- (ISO 7010-
(ISO 7010- (ISO 7010-
P020) W017)
E051) M017)
Do not use Warning: Hot
Two-way Wear
lift in the surface
VHF radio- respiratory
event of fire
telephone protection
apparatus
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CATEGORY
MES EES LSS FES PSS WSS MSS
PSS020 WSS020
LSS019
(ISO 7010- (ISO 7010-
(ISO 7010-
P023) W020)
E054)
Do not Warning:
Marine
obstruct Overhead
evacuation
slide obstacle
PSS021
LSS020
(ISO 7010-
(ISO 7010-
P024)
E055)
Do not walk
Marine
or stand
evacuation
here
chute
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CATEGORY
MES EES LSS FES PSS WSS MSS
LSS021 WSS021
(ISO 7010- (ISO 7010-
E056) W021)
Survival Warning:
clothing Flammable
material
LSS022 WSS022
(ISO 7010- (ISO 7010-
E035) W022)
Liferaft Knife Warning:
Sharp
element
3.3 Signs in table 2 may be displayed together to form a sequence of critical mandatory
actions to safely launch a lifeboat, rescue boat, or liferaft.
Table 2 — Summary of mandatory action signs for launching lifesaving equipment
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3.4 Table 3 summarizes the SIS catalogue primarily adapted from resolution A.952(23)
and standard ISO 17631 with the exception of the SIS signs listed in paragraph 3.1. Table 3
summarizes the standardized shipboard fire control plan signs used in workplaces and public
areas to assist trained persons in the operation and management of shipboard fire control
systems. The standardized symbols used in these signs are in accordance with the symbols
found in the standard ISO 17631.
Table 3 — Summary of shipboard fire control plan signs (SIS) for shipboard use
SIS033 SIS041
SIS001 SIS009 SIS017 SIS025 SIS049
International Inert gas
Fire control Remote control Closing device Emergency fire Emergency
shore installation
plan for fire doors for ventilation pump source of
connection
inlet or outlet electrical power
(machinery (battery)
spaces)
SIS052
SIS004 SIS012 SIS020 SIS028 SIS036 SIS044
Ventilation Fire damper Remote control Remote control Sprinkler- Space or group
for closing section valve Control panel
remote control (cargo spaces) for bilge of spaces
device for for fire
or shut-off pump(s) protected by a
ventilation inlet detection and
(accommodation gas other than
and outlet alarm system
and service CO2 fire-
spaces)
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(machinery extinguishing
spaces) system
SIS014 SIS038
SIS022
Remote control Remote control Foam-section
SIS006 SIS030
for fire damper for fire pump(s) Remote control valve SIS046
Ventilation
remote control (machinery for fuel oil Space or group
or shut-off spaces) valves of spaces
(cargo spaces) protected by a
CO2 fire-
extinguishing
system
SIS023
SIS007
SIS015 Fire pump(s) SIS031 SIS039 SIS047
Remote control
for skylight Remote control Remote control High expansion Space or group
for fire damper for lube oil foam supply of spaces
(cargo spaces) valves trunk (outlet) protected by a
sprinkler or
high-pressure
water fire-
extinguishing
system
SIS024 SIS040
SIS032 Water spray
SIS008 SIS016 Remote control Remote control SIS048
system valves
Remote control Closing device for emergency for fire pump Emergency
for watertight for ventilation fire pump or fire valves source of
doors inlet or outlet pump supplied electrical power
(accommodation by the (generator)
and service emergency
spaces) source of
power
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