Fire-fighting equipment
Wheeled fire extinguisher
- IMO code
- FES006
- ISO 7010 number
- F009
Where you will meet it
In the engine room and on deck, at the big wheeled extinguishers.
What it means in practice
A high-capacity wheeled extinguisher, pulled to the fire on its wheels. It takes two people to operate.
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).