Recognising the need for a Fire & Safety Plan holder, suitable for the size of plans required on many vessels, especially the larger type of vessel, Maritime Progress Ltd the worldwide supplier of marine safety product are pleased to announce that they can now offer their customers an “off the shelf” new longer length holder.

The UPVC holder with weatherproof screw end cap has been specifically designed to comply with the requirements of SOLAS 1974 Regulations. It has a length of 1m and OD of 110mm enabling fire plans up to size AO to be accommodated without the need to fold the plan. The holder comes with 2 metal fixing brackets (with rubber inserts) and a silica gel desiccate, which when placed inside the holder with the plans helps to prevent condensation damaging the drawings. The holder is supplied completed with a fire plan label.

According to SOLAS 1972 regulations and its subsequent amendments, all ships are required to carry at least two fire plans. One plan must be permanently displayed in an accessible area and one stored in a prominently marked, weather tight holder fixed outside the Deck House. Also holders are often located close to the point of access to the vessel for the convenience of shore based fire-fighting personnel.

For added protection plans can be laminated or in the event of damage, redrawn by Maritime Progress’s CAD design department, using the latest internally recognized IMO/ISO graphical symbols. This department allows us to offer full colour laminated drawings to AO+ size including colour laser A3 & A4 prints.