Solid bulk cargo

Fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization IMO has adopted a revised version of MSC.1/Circ.1395/Rev.3. The Ship Safety Division would like to notify about this revised version - MSC.1/Circ.1395/Rev.4 of 13 June 2019.

The updated circular, which supersedes the previous, contains "Lists of solid bulk cargoes for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system may be exempted or for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system is ineffective".

In this publication an overview of the cargoes for which an exemption - subject to terms as appropriate - is granted in accordance with Regulation II-2/10.7.1.4 SOLAS (International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea).

Your contact for this topic is

Andreas Herold
Dienststelle Schiffssicherheit / BG Verkehr
Brandstwiete 1
20457 Hamburg

Tel.: +49 40 361 37-258
Mail: andreas.herold@bg-verkehr.de