Fire-fighting equipment
Water fog applicator
- IMO code
- FES008
- ISO 7010 number
- F011
Where you will meet it
In the engine room and the galley, at the water fog applicators.
What it means in practice
A water fog applicator: a lance that turns water into a fine mist, effective among others on burning fats and oils.
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.
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Sign colours are normative. The file is public domain or CC0 (a Commons recreation of the symbol named by the IMO annex).