Technical Notice SLS.6 Rev.3 "FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, APPLIANCES AND COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND TESTING" was issued by Malta Maritime Authority as per attached.
This Technical Notice was developed to incorporate IMO MSC.1/Circ.1516 to the previous version of the Technical Notice, Technical Notice SLS.6 Rev.2. MSC.1/Circ.1516 was approved at IMO in June of 2015 to partially amend IMO MSC.1/Circ.1432 by strengthening the guidelines concerning maintenance, inspection and testing of automatic sprinkler systems.

This ClassNK Technical Information supersedes the previous ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0980.

[Application of the Technical Notice]
1. The Notice applies to all Maltese flag vessels.
2. Our surveyors will confirm that the maintenance and testing records of fire protection systems and appliances are on board Maltese registered ships at every survey for Safety Equipment.
3. The Abstract of the Notice is referred to the attachment 1. "Technical Notice SLS.6 Rev.3: FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, APPLIANCES AND COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND TESTING" and which is available on the website of Maltese Administration (http://www.transport.gov.mt/).

(To be continued)