Fire Fighting Appliances and Life Saving Appliance - Marine & Industrial
The marine industry presents many unique and dangerous hazards in terms of fire, safety and security. Protecting people and property on the seas requires specialised and tailored solutions
What is the FSS Code?
The International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) was adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its seventy-third session in Decermber 2000, by resolution MSC.98(73), in order to provide international standards for the fire safety systems and equipment required by chapter 11-2 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention.
The Code is made mandatory under SOLAS amendants to the Convention adopted by the MSC at the same session, by resolution MSC.99(73), and entered into force on 1 July 2002.
