Poster: IMDG Code Labels, Marks & Signs

This publication presents engineering specifications for fire safety equipment and systems required by SOLAS chapter II-2 concerning: - international shore connections - personnel protection - fire extinguishers - fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems - fixed foam fire-extinguishing systems - fixed pressure water-spraying and water-mist fire-extinguishing systems - automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm systems - fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems - sample extraction smoke detection systems - low-location lighting systems - fixed emergency fire pumps - arrangement of means of escape - fixed deck foam systems - inert gas systems - fixed hydrocarbon gas detection systems.

Port State control inspections contribute to ensuring that global maritime standards are being implemented consistently on all ships. This publication provides guidance for port State control officers on the conduct of inspections to support harmonization in the way inspections are carried out worldwide. This edition includes amendments to the *Guidelines for investigations and inspections carried out under MARPOL Annex II* (appendix 4), the *Guidelines for control of operational requirements* (appendix 7) and the *Guidelines for port State control under MARPOL Annex VI* (appendix 18).