Designation:F1626–95(Reapproved2006)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforPreparingShipboardFireControlPlans1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1626;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONTitle46oftheCodeofFederalRegulations35.10-3,78.45-1,and97.36-1containtherequirementsforfirecontrolplansaboardCoastGuardinspectedvessels.Whenrequired,foreignandU.S.vesselsoninternationalvoyagesmustcomplywiththe1974InternationalConventionfortheSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS).ContainedinRegulationII-2/20and41-2ofthe1974SOLASConventionarerequirementsforshipboardfirecontrolplans.Thispracticeprovidesguidanceonthesymbolstobeusedinshipboardfirecontrolplans,andhasbeendevelopedingeneralconformancewiththeInternationalMaritimeOrganization’sAssemblyResolutionA.654(16).1.Scope1.1Thispracticesetsforththesymbolstobeusedinshipboardfirecontrolplans.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMAdjuncts:F1626ShipboardFireControlPlan23.SignificanceandUse3.1Thefirecontrolplanisasetofgeneralarrangementplansforeachdeckoftheshipthatcontainsinformationthatwillbeofusetotheship’screwandshoresidefirefightersintheeventofafire.Experiencehasshownthatincasualtiesinvolvingfire,oneofthemostvaluableassetsontheshipisthefirecontrolplan.Mostoftheinformationtheship’screwandshoresidefirefightingpersonnelwouldneed,suchasgenerallayoutanddimensions,firefightingsystems,andothersystemsthathaveadirectimpactonfirefighting,areincludedinthefirecontrolplan.Thefirecontrolplanisalsoidealforfirefightersandmarineinspectorstouseasaguidewhentakingtoursonships,sinceitcontainsthelocationofmostitemstheywillbelookingfor.Inaddition,havingaconsistentsetofstandardfirecontrolplansymbolswilleliminatetheneedforshoresidefirefightingpersonneltoknoweachship’srespectivefirecontrolplansymbols.4.GeneralRequirements4.1Thefirecon...
