TechnicalNoticeon“AMENDMENTSTOTHEINTERNATIONALCODEFORFIRESAFETYSYSTEMS(FSSCODE)(ResolutionMSC.457(101))”IssuedbyIMO

CCSTechnical Information(2020)Technical Information No.23 Total No.457Feb.27,2020(Total 4 pages)To:Relevant shipowners,ship management companies,shipyards and designers,productmanufacturer,related departments of the Headquarters of CCS,the Society's surveyors,Plan Approval CentersTechnical Notice on "AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE FORFIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS(FSS CODE)(Resolution MSC.457(101))"Issuedby IMOI.Background1.The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization,atits 101st session,adopted AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE FOR FIRESAFETY SYSTEMS (FSS CODE)(Resolution MSC.457(101))on 14 June 2019.Tankersconstructed on or after 1 January 2024 shall meet the requirement of the aboveresolution.Il.Main Issues of the AmendmentMain contents of MSC.457(101):(1)Amending FSS CODE CHAPTER 15,the word ...forward of the non-returndevices ...in Paragraph 2.2.3.2.1,2.2.3.2.6,2.2.4.6 has been replaced by the word'...downstream of the non-return devices....'.Specific as follows:(1)FSS Code 15.2.2.3.2.1:The inert gas main may be divided into two ormore branches downstream of the non-return devices required by paragraph 2.2.3.1.(2)FSS Code 15.2.2.3.2.6:Arrangements shall be provided to enable theinert gas main to be connected to an external supply of inert gas.The arrangements