The Liberia Government has published a Marine Notice FIR-001 Rev. 07/20 of the special requirements for the installation of portable radios for fire-fighting parties required by SOLAS II-2 / Reg.10.10.4 for Liberian flagged ships. For the detail, please confirm item 9.0 of attachment.

The main points of the notice are as follows.

1. Each Fire Party must have at least two explosion proof or intrinsically safe portable radios dedicated only for the use by the fire party.

2. The total number of these radios to be carried on board will depend upon the number of fire parties detailed on the ship's Muster List and in the ship's Safety Management System rather than the number of fire-fighter's outfits.

3. Fire-fighter radios should be stored together with fire-fighter's outfit to ensure easy access and availability with the fire-fighter' outfit in order not to waste valuable time collecting fire-fighter radios from a separate location. If not stored with the fire-fighter's outfit, the fire-fighter radios should be marked or colored to identify such radios from other onboard portable radios in order to ensure that they are

i) kept ready for use by the fire party,
ii) not inadvertently used for another purpose, and
iii) so that they are recognizable to the surveyor during survey.

(To be continued)