Fire-fighting equipment
Remote release station
- IMO code
- FES011
- ISO 7010 number
- F014
Where you will meet it
At the remote release stations of the fixed installations, usually next to the door of the protected compartment.
What it means in practice
The fixed installation is released remotely from here. The decision is taken by the master or the chief engineer after confirming nobody is left in the compartment.
Legal basis
Annex to IMO resolution A.1116(30) (adopted 05.12.2017), table of fire-fighting equipment markings. Mandatory on ships built from 01.01.2019; older ships may carry signs per resolution A.760(18). Requirements for the equipment: SOLAS chapter II-2 and the FSS Code. Fire control plan symbols are a separate set (table 3 of the annex), not covered by this card.
This is not a legal text: in any doubt the current wording of the resolution and regulations decides.
Download
Sign colours are normative. The file is public domain or CC0 (a Commons recreation of the symbol named by the IMO annex).