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{{Short description|Set of treaties organized by the International Maritime Organization}}
The '''FSS Code''' or '''International Code for Fire Safety Systems''' is a set of [[International treaty|international treaties]] organised by the [[International Maritime Organization]] (IMO) under the [[SOLAS Convention]] that are designed to reduce the risk of fire, and aid in emergency response aboard [[ship]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brief History|url=http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/FireProtection/Pages/History.aspx|website=www.imo.org|accessdate=2 July 2017|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707101946/http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/FireProtection/Pages/History.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some of the components of the code were constructed after some high-profile [[passenger ship]] disasters over the last century.
[[File:MS Scandinavian Star 001.jpg|thumb|[[MS Scandinavian Star]] (after the fire that killed 159 passengers). The disaster led to revisions of the FSS Code]]
==Components==
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* International shore connection - specifics on how to connect to shores and ports (to refill, and to fight fires while docked).
* Personal protection - [[Bunker gear|Fire fighting apparel]] and breathing apparatus.
* Extinguishing:
** [[Fire extinguisher|Fire Extinguishers]] - Specification of portables extinguishers
** Fixed gas fire extinguishing systems
** Fixed foam fire extinguishing systems
** Fixed pressure water and water spraying systems
** Auto [[Fire sprinkler system|sprinkler]], fire detection and [[Fire alarm system|fire alarm]] systems
** Fixed Emergency [[Fire pump|fire pumps]]
** Fixed deck foam system
** Inert gas system
* [[Fire detection]] and alarm systems
* Sample extraction smoke detection system
* Low Location Lighting system - for the lower parts of the ship
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==History==
{{see also|SOLAS Convention}}
The FSS Code has been through some evolution:<ref>{{cite web|title=History of fire protection requirements|url=http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/FireProtection/Pages/History-of-fire-protection-requirements.aspx|website=www.imo.org|accessdate=2 July 2017|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701183719/http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/FireProtection/Pages/History-of-fire-protection-requirements.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1914 and 1929 [[SOLAS Convention]]s after the [[RMS Titanic]] sinking
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* International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1 November 1974, that introduced Chapter II-2 (on construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction)
* 1981 revision - a rewrite of Chapter II-2
* 1990 [[MS Scandinavian Star]] disaster that led to a revision - ''Amendments to Chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1 November 1974 (Fire Safety Measures for Existing Passenger Ships)'' signed in [[London]] {{dts|10 April 1992}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Amendments to Chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1 November 1974 (Fire Safety Measures for Existing Passenger Ships) (London, 10 April 1992)
* ''International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures'' London, {{dts|5 December 1996}} on laboratory testing of systems.
* ''IMO Resolution MSC.327(90): 2012 Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code)'' London, {{dts|25 May 2012}}<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Amendments to the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) IMO Resolution MSC.327(90) (London, 25 May 2012) - [2014] ATS 27|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/ATS/2014/27.html|website=www.austlii.edu.au|accessdate=2 July 2017}}</ref>
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