Passive Fire Protection System
Bringing Fire Safety at Sea to the Next Level
Increasing numbers of vacationers are booking passage on cruise vessels. They feel secure from fre at
sea as they are aware of the multitude of sprinkler heads protruding from the bulkheads, ready to quickly
extinguish any spark or fame. In actual fact, there are up to 90 kms of unprotected pipe connecting these
sprinkler heads that can fail due to heat from fre. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has now
issued the “Casualty Threshold, Safe Return to Port” initiative which is mandatory for passenger ships
constructed on or after July 1, 2010.
Amendment Applies to:
All Passenger Ships of 120 Meters or More, or
Having Three or More Vertical Zones
ALVEX-PF
meets A-60 fre test as per IMO FTP
Code Fire Test Requirements; Res.A.754(18),
which enables the key fre protection system to
maintain operations for one hour minimum so that
the vessel can reach port in the event of a fre.