SAF-001 - Lifesaving Appliances, and Fire and Other Safety Equipment and Materials

(g) Marine Notice FIR-001

Supersedes: Marine Notice SAF-001, dated 06/20

The following changes have been included:

1. SUBJECT and REQUIREMENTS have been amended to cover all SOLAS safety equipment and materials.
2. New references (e) to (g) added.

PURPOSE:

This Notice provides guidance interpretation and clarification of the Liberian Administration’s policy regarding Certification of Lifesaving Appliances, Fire and Other Safety Equipment and Materials aboard Liberian Flag vessels.

APPLICABILITY:

This Notice applies to Owners, Masters, Ship Officers and authorized Recognized Organization (RO) (the vessel's Classification Society which has been recognized and authorized to act on behalf of the Liberian Administration) and addresses several SOLAS and MODU Code requirements which have been established by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 1. Certification

• 1. All lifesaving appliances, fire and other safety equipment and materials are to be reviewed for compliance with the appropriate SOLAS and MODU Code regulations and acceptability

Inquiries concerning the subject of this Notice should be directed to the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Republic of

Liberia, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, 22980 Indian Creek Drive., Suite 200, Dulles, VA 20166, USA. The most current version of all Marine Notices are available in the Online Library at: http://www.liscr.com

by the RO of the vessel at the time of installation and their condition verified at all subsequent safety equipment surveys. Any substandard or unapproved appliances or equipment are to be replaced.

• 1. All fire safety equipment and materials are to be installed as prescribed in SOLAS II-2, as amended, and Chapter 9 of the MODU Code and shall be in compliance with the requirements of the FSS and FTP Code, as amended, and should comply with applicable performance standard(s).

• 1. All survival craft are to be equipped as prescribed in SOLAS III, as amended, and Chapter 10 of the MODU Code and shall be in compliance with the requirements of the LSA Code, as amended.

• 1. Other safety equipment (radio, navigational, etc.) are to be installed as prescribed in the applicable chapter of SOLAS, as amended, and of the MODU Code, and should be in compliance with applicable performance standard(s).

• 1. Lifesaving appliances, and fire and other safety equipment and materials approved by a major maritime authority, such as the Ministries of Transport, Maritime Safety Agencies, or Maritime Directorates of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Norway, Russian Federation, the UK, the USA or by an RO on behalf of a National Maritime Authority are acceptable for vessels registered with the Republic of Liberia. The Administration will also accept lifesaving appliances, fire and other safety equipment that has been certified under the EU Marine Equipment Directive by an RO.

• 1. Manufacturers of lifesaving appliances, and of fire and other safety equipment and materials are responsible for ensuring that the standards of such appliances, equipment and materials are in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Code and/or performance standard, and for providing documentation that these standards are met.

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SAF-001 2 of 2 Rev. 07/26

The Republic of Liberia