IMO Fire Test to Marine Equipment
IMO Fire Test to Marine Equipment
Ships sailing in International Waters need to meet the requirements of SOLAS. The EU and USCG require certification of products placed on board these ships and other Flag States require Type Approval Certificates to be issued for products. Fire test reports are not accepted alone and you will need to contact a notified body for marine Certification to attain these documents, and the test shall comply with the IMO Resolution MSC 61(67).
Ä IMO MSC 61(67)
ü IMO MSC 61（67）is intended for use by the administration and the competent authority of the flag State when approving products for installation in ships flying the flag of the flag State in accordance with the fire safety requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.
ü IMO MSC 61（67）shall be used by the testing laboratories when testing and evaluating products under this code.
ü IMO MSC 61（67）is applicable for the products which are required to be tested, evaluated and approved in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code as referenced in the Convention.
Ä IMO MSC 61(67)/IMO FTPC - Fire test standard and application
1) IMO FTPC Part 1：Non-combustibility test
ü Reference：
ISO 1182:1990-“Fire test - Building materials – Non-combustibility test”
ü Application:
Where a material is required to be non-combustible, it shall be determined in accordance with this part.
2) IMO FTPC Part 2：Smoke and toxicity test
ü Reference：
ISO 5659:1994 – Plastics-Smoke generation, Part 2 Determination of optical density by a single chamber test
ü Application:
Where a material is required not to be capable of producing excessive quantities of smoke and toxic products or not to give rise to toxic hazards at elevated temperatures, the material shall comply with this part.
3) IMO FTPC Part 3：Test for “A”, “B” and “F” class divisions
ü Reference:
Resolution A.754(18) – “Recommendation on fire resistance tests for “A”, “B” and “F” class divisions”
ü Application：
Where products ( such as decks, bulkheads, doors, ceilings, linings, windows, fire dampers, pipe penetrations and cable transits) are required to be “A” or “B” or “F” class divisions, they shall comply with this part.
4) IMO FTPC Part 4：Test for fire door control systems
ü Reference：
Resolution A.754(18) –Recommendation on fire resistance tests for “A”, “B” and “F” class divisions
5) IMO FTPC Part 5：Test for surface flammability
- Resolution A.653(16) – Recommendation on improved fire test procedures for surface flammability of bulkhead, ceiling and deck finish materials
- ISO 1716:1973 – Building materials – Determination of calorific potential
ü Application:
Where a material is required to have a surface with low flame-spread characteristics, the product shall comply with this part.
6) IMO FTPC Part 6：Test for primary deck coverings
ü References：
- Resolution A.653(16) – Recommendation on improved fire test procedures for surface flammability of bulkhead, ceiling and deck finish materials
- Resolution A.687(17) – Fire test procedures for ignitability of primary deck coverings
ü Application：
Where the primary deck coverings are required to be not readily ignitable, they shall comply with this part.
7) IMO FTPC Part 7：Test for vertically supported textiles and films
ü References：
- Resolution A.563(14) – “Amendments to the Recommendation on test method for determining the resistance to flame of vertically supported textiles and films ( resolution A.471(Ⅻ)”
- Resolution A.471(Ⅻ) – “Recommendation on test method for determining the resistance to flame of vertically supported textiles and films”
ü Application:
Where draperies, curtains and other supported textile materials are required to have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame not inferior to those of wool of mass 0.8kg/m2, they shall comply with this part.
8) IMO FTPC Part 8：Test for upholstered furniture
ü Reference：
Resolution A.652(16) – Recommendation on fire test procedures for upholstered furniture
ü Application:
Where upholstered furniture are required to have qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of flame, the upholstered furniture shall comply with this part.
9) IMO FTPC Part 9：Test for bedding components
ü References：
- Resolution A.688(17) –Fire test procedures for ignitability of bedding components
- ISO 5659:1994 –Plastics-Smoke generation, Part 2 Determination of optical density by a single chamber test
- ISO 1716:1973 –Building materials – Determination of calorific potential
ü Application:
Where bedding components are required to have qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of flame, the bedding components shall comply with this part.
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