The purpose of this Technical Note is to provide information to surveyors, ship owners, and masters about the new Paris MoU Focused Inspection Campaign.
The ship’s crews of Panamanian flag vessel trading within the Paris MoU area shall be aware of this FIC, and shall ensure that special attention is paid to the proper maintenance of fire doors. This FIC had been held from July 1st until September 30st of 2024.
The following points are part of the scope of this FIC:
- Verifying that fire door control panel indicators, if provided, are functional;
- Testing a sample of fire doors for local and remotely controlled operation;
- Checking if self-closing fire doors are improperly lashed in the open position;
- Checking that door close and latch properly;
- Checking that doors fitted in boundary bulkheads of machinery spaces of Category A are reasonably gastight and self-closing;
- Checking that fire doors have the appropriate fire resistance for the bulkhead in which they are fitted – Class A or B.
IMR surveyor shall pay attention to this topic during the surveys carried out.
Our Administration encourages ship owners, operators and masters to review the information provided on this Technical Note.
