As already advised in ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0860 dated 8 August 2011 and TEC-0887 dated on 6 January 2012, in relation to each flag state's instruction for Unified Interpretation regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps, the Administration of Hong Kong and Singapore have additionally advised the instruction/agreement as follows.
In response, ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0860 2(1) "Hong Kong" and No. TEC-0887 "Instruction from the Administration of Singapore:" have been modified as follows.

Instruction from the Administration of Hong Kong:
Hong Kong registered ships constructed on or after 1 January 2012 are to be in full compliance with the requirements of MSC.1/Circ.1388.
Should any Hong Kong registered ship have difficulties in complying with the requirements of MSC.1/Circ.1388, the shipowner or Class can contact the following;

MARINE DEPARTMENT
Tel.: (852)-2852-4510
Fax: (852)-2545-0556
E-mail: ss_css@mardep.gov.hk

Instruction from the Administration of Singapore:
For Singapore registered ships, MSC.1.Circ.1388 is applicable to ships whose keel is laid on or after 1 Jan 2012 regardless of the date on which the contract to build the ship is made.
All other exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis.
Therefore, in case if it is difficult to comply with the requirements of MSC.1.Circ.1388, shipyards should contact Singapore Authority or ClassNK Singapore Office for the exemption or the extension for the compliance with the requirements etc. as follows.

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