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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}}</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]]
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