NFPA 301: Code for Safety to Life from Fire on Merchant Vessels, 2008 Edition

Follow the 2008 NFPA 301 to stayup to date and in compliance with the latest provisions on merchant vessel safety.

NFPA 301: Code for Safety to Life from Fire on Merchant Vessels provides minimum requirements for safety from fire and other emergency situations in regards to the design, operation, and maintenance of merchant vessels. Covering several different types of merchant vessels, this document is patterned after the Life Safety Code®, and contains new updates and changes. (Softbound, 91 pp., 2008)

Among the changes in the 2008 Code:

• A new chapter permitting performance-based alternatives for vessel design based upon the Life Safety Code chapter for performance-based options. This new chapter provides vessel designers with a formal method of incorporating novel designs that provide a level of safety that is equivalent to the prescriptive requirements of the Code.
• Revisions to various sections of the Code to incorporate performance-based alternative design options
• The chapter for towing vessel requirements is completely revised to better reflect current regulatory requirements and industry best practice.