The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998
These Regulations give effect in relation to United Kingdom Ships of Classes I, II and Class II(A) of over 21.34 metres in length and Classes VII to IX, XI and XII of over 500 tons, to the provisions of Chapter II-2 of the Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS), adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization at its forty-fifth Session for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984, and amended by the Maritime Safety Committee in accordance with resolutions MSC 6(48), MSC 13(57), MSC 22(59), MSC 24(60) and MSC 27(61), and further amended by resolution 1 of the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974, adopted on 29th November 1995.