Taking a systematic approach to screening fire risks

Figure 1: Typical layout of the decks and main fire bulkheads for a representative cruise vessel with 7 MVZs and 15 decks.The fire zones deviating from the maximum size allowed by SOLAS are highlighted

UK-based company Safety at Sea Ltd describes its new fire risk screening methodology, designed to meet the requirements of large ships, and larger cruise vessels in particular.

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