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NFPA 301: Code for Safety to Life from Fire on Merchant Vessels, 2023
- Chapter 1 Administration [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope.
- 1.2 Purpose.
- 1.3 Application.
- 1.4 Equivalency Concepts.
- 1.5 Units.
- 1.6 Vessel Construction, Repair, and Alteration.
- 1.7 Maintenance.
- 1.8 Enforcement.
- Chapter 2 Referenced Publications [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General.
- 2.2 NFPA Publications.
- 2.3 Other Publications.
- 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.
- Chapter 3 Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General.
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.
- 3.3 General Definitions.
- 3.4 Space Definitions.
- 3.5 Special Definitions for Terms Used in Chapter 5.
- Chapter 4 Fundamental Requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Fundamentals.
- 4.2 Fundamentals of Means of Egress.
- 4.3 Fundamentals of Construction.
- 4.4 Fundamentals of Illumination.
- 4.5 Fundamentals of Alarms.
- 4.6 Life Safety Compliance Options.
- Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General Requirements.
- 5.2 Performance Criteria.
- 5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements.
- 5.4 Design Specifications and Other Conditions.
- 5.5 Design Fire Scenarios.
- 5.6 Evaluation of Proposed Designs.
- 5.7 Safety Factors.
- 5.8 Documentation Requirements.
- Chapter 6 Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Classification of Occupancy.
- Chapter 7 Means of Egress [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General.
- 7.2 Means of Egress Components.
- 7.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
- 7.4 Number of Separate Means of Egress.
- 7.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
- 7.6 Measurement of Travel Distance to Exits.
- 7.7 Discharge from Exits.
- 7.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
- 7.9 Emergency Lighting.
- 7.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
- 7.11 Low-Location Lighting.
- Chapter 8 Features of Fire Protection [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General.
- 8.2 Construction and Compartmentation.
- 8.3 Interior Finish.
- 8.4 Furnishings.
- 8.5 Fire Safety Requirements of Electrical and Fiber Optic Wires and Cables.
- Chapter 9 Vessel Services and Fire Detection and Protection Equipment [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
- 9.2 Fire Protection Systems and Equipment.
- 9.3 Fire FighterFirefighter Protective Clothing, SCBA Equipment, and Fire Control Plans.
- 9.4 Ventilation.
- 9.5 Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, and Other Transfer Devices.
- 9.6 General Requirements for Electrical Equipment.
- 9.7 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines, Vessels, De-icing, and Snow Melting.
- Chapter 10 Accommodation Spaces [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General Requirements.
- 10.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 10.3 Protection.
- Chapter 11 Medical, Health Care, and Child Care Spaces [Go to Page]
- 11.1 General Requirements.
- 11.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 11.3 Protection.
- 11.4 Vessel Services.
- Chapter 12 Service Spaces [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General Requirements.
- 12.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 12.3 Protection.
- Chapter 13 Electrical and Control Spaces [Go to Page]
- 13.1 General Requirements.
- 13.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 13.3 Protection.
- Chapter 14 Engineering and Machinery Spaces [Go to Page]
- 14.1 General Requirements.
- 14.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 14.3 Protection.
- 14.4 Vessel Services.
- 14.5 Compartmentation.
- 14.6 Pressurized Oil Systems.
- 14.7 Ventilation Systems.
- 14.8 Hot Surfaces.
- 14.9 Bilges.
- 14.10 Incinerator Spaces.
- 14.11 Portable Extinguishers.
- Chapter 15 Storage Spaces [Go to Page]
- 15.1 General Requirements.
- 15.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 15.3 Protection.
- 15.4 Special Provisions for High-Risk Fuels Storage.
- Chapter 16 Cargo Spaces and Fuel Tanks [Go to Page]
- 16.1 General Requirements.
- 16.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 16.3 Protection.
- 16.4 Refrigerated Cargo Holds.
- Chapter 17 Open Decks [Go to Page]
- 17.1 General Requirements.
- 17.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 17.3 Special Considerations for Open Decks Intended for Storage of Ship’s Stores.
- Chapter 18 Helicopter Decks [Go to Page]
- 18.1 General Requirements.
- 18.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
- 18.3 Protection.
- Chapter 19 Towing Vessels [Go to Page]
- 19.1 General Requirements.
- 19.2 Means of Egress.
- 19.3 Protection. (Reserved)
- 19.4 Accommodation Spaces.
- 19.5 Medical, Health Care, and Child Care Spaces.
- 19.6 Service Spaces.
- 19.7 Electrical and Control Spaces.
- 19.8 Engineering and Machinery Spaces.
- 19.9 Storage Spaces.
- 19.10 Fuel Tanks.
- 19.11 Open Decks.
- 19.12 Helicopter Decks.
- 19.13 Vessel Services.
- Chapter 20 Cargo and Tank Vessels [Go to Page]
- 20.1 General Requirements.
- 20.2 Means of Egress.
- 20.3 Protection.
- 20.4 Accommodation Spaces.
- 20.5 Medical Spaces.
- 20.6 Service Spaces.
- 20.7 Electrical and Control Spaces.
- 20.8 Engineering and Machinery Spaces.
- 20.9 Storage Spaces.
- 20.10 Cargo Spaces and Fuel Tanks.
- 20.11 Open Decks.
- 20.12 Helicopter Decks.
- 20.13 Vessel Services.
- Chapter 21 Passenger Vessels [Go to Page]
- 21.1 General Requirements.
- 21.2 Means of Egress.
- 21.3 Protection.
- 21.4 Accommodation Spaces.
- 21.5 Medical, Health Care, and Child Care Spaces.
- 21.6 Service Spaces.
- 21.7 Electrical and Control Spaces.
- 21.8 Engineering and Machinery Spaces.
- 21.9 Storage Spaces.
- 21.10 Cargo Spaces and Fuel Tanks.
- 21.11 Open Decks.
- 21.12 Helicopter Decks.
- 21.13 Vessel Services.
- 21.14 Group V Passenger Vessels.
- 21.15 Group IV Passenger Vessels.
- Chapter 22 Reserved
- Annex A Explanatory Material
- Annex B Ventilation Guidelines
- Annex C Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 301
- Annex D Informational References [Go to Page]