🔍 Key Concepts

• SOLAS II-2 / Fire safety requirements for passenger ships • What information a fire control plan must contain and who uses it • Difference between plans for crew, passengers, and shore-side fire parties

💭 Think About

• Think about who needs detailed technical information like locations of hydrants, isolation valves, fixed systems, and structural fire protection—would that be passengers, crew, or shore fire fighters? • Ask yourself whether a single official ‘fire control plan’ is mainly a crew/response tool, a passenger information poster, or both. • Consider how shore-side fire fighters would quickly understand the ship’s layout and fire systems when they first come aboard—what document are they likely to rely on?

✅ Before You Answer

• Check in SOLAS that a fire control plan shows fire detection, alarm, and extinguishing systems, fire doors, and control stations. • Verify whether SOLAS requires the plan to be readily available to shore-side authorities when the ship is in port. • Distinguish between passenger emergency instructions (muster lists, safety cards) and the formal fire control plan.