IMO Resolution A.654(16) - Graphical Symbols for Fire Control Plans - adopted on 19 October 1989

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IMO Resolution A.654(16) adopted on 19 October 1989 establishes universally understood graphical symbols for fire control plans. It is based on SOLAS requirements that fire control plans be permanently displayed and that duplicates or booklets be stored outside the deckhouse to support shore-side firefighting personnel. The resolution adopts the symbols in an annex, urges member governments to promote their use with ship officers and shore-based firefighters, and requests the Maritime Safety Committee to keep the resolution under review.

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Resolution A.654(16)

Adopted on 19 October 1989

Symbols for use in accordance with regulation II-2/20 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention as amended

ASSEMBLY-16th sessionAgenda item 10 IMO RESOLUTION A.654(16) # adopted on 19 October 1989GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR FIRE CONTROL PLANS THE ASSEMBLY, RECALLING Article 15(j)of the Convention on the International MaritimeOrganization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation toregulations and guidelines concerning maritime safety, BEARING IN MIND that regulation II-2/20 of the International Conventionfor the Safety of Life at Sea,1974,as amended,prescribes that fire controlplans shall be permanent1y exhibited for the guidance of the ship's officersand that a duplicate set of fire control plans or a booklet containing suchplans shall be permanently stored outside the deckhouse for the assistance ofshoreside fire-fighting personnel, RECOGNIZING that the use of universally understood symbols would great1yincrease the usefulness of fire control plans,both for the crew of the shipand for shore-based fire brigades, HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendation made by the Maritime SafetyCommittee at its fifty-seventh session, 1. ADOPTS the symbols for use in accordance with regulation II-2/20 of the1974 SOLAS Convention,as amended,set out in the Annex to the presentresolution; W/2706e A 16/Res.654 2. URGES Member Governments to draw the symbols to the attention of ships'personnel and shore-based fire-fighting personnel with a view to encouragingtheir future adoption for use on board all ships; 3. REQUESTS the Maritime Safety Committee to keep this resolution underreview and to report as necessary to the Assembly. W/2706e A 16/Res.654 ANNEX # SYMBOLS FOR USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION II-2/20OF THE 1974 SOLAS CONVENTION AS AMENDED FIRE fire control plan sprinkler section valve PLAN push-button/switch CO2 battery for fire alarm space protected by CO2 horn fire alarm CO2 horn U2 bel1 fire alarm CO2 release stationcanuaplynoperated 可 halon 1301 battery space protected byautomatic fire alarm space protected byhalon 1301 fire alarm panel halon horn sprinkler installation halon release station space protected bysprinklerSPRINKLER halon 1301 bottles placedin protected area sprinkler horn S co₂ co2 A 16/Res.654 powder installation powder monitor(gun) powder hose and handgun powder release station foam installation foam monitor(gun) 厂 foam nozzle space protected by foam foam valve foam release station fire main with fire valves hose box with spray/jetfire nozzle international shoreconnection fire pump emergency fire pump remote controlled fire pumpsor emergency switches E.F.P. E.S. bilge pump emergency bilge pump Yw water monitor(gun) water fog applicator drenching installation OMF.P. space protected bydrenching system D▶ section valves drenching system portable fire extinguishers wheeled fire extinguishers fire station locker with fireman'soutfit locker with additionalbreathing apparatus locker with additional protective clothing primary means of escape A 16/Res.654 A class division B class division fire damper in vent duct remote controlled skylights remote controlled fuel/lubricating oil valves control station portable foam applicatorF inert gas installation high expansion foam supplytrunk CO2/nitrogen bulk installation emergency generator emergency switchboard remo te ventilationshutoff A class fire door A class fire door--- main vertical zone MVZ A class fire doorself-closing smoke detector A class firedoorself-closingheat detector B class fire doorgas detector B class fire doorflame de tector emergency telephonestation B class fire doorself-closing fire axe B class fire doorself-closing closing appliance forexterior ventilationinlet or outlet

FAQs

What is the purpose of Resolution A.654(16)?

It establishes graphical symbols for fire control plans to improve clarity and usefulness for both ships’ crew and shore-based fire brigades.

Which legal basis does the resolution reference?

It recalls SOLAS requirements including regulation II-2/20, which governs the exhibition and storage of fire control plans and related duplicates or booklets.

What do Member Governments and the Maritime Safety Committee need to do?

Member Governments are urged to draw the symbols to relevant personnel’s attention to encourage adoption, and the Maritime Safety Committee must keep the resolution under review and report to the Assembly as necessary.

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