Signs for extinguishers, hose cabinets and fire equipment

Fire-fighting equipment signs mark the positions of extinguishers, hose cabinets, fire blankets and other equipment used in a fire response.

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What governs this signage

IMO A.1116(30)ISO 24409-1ISO 24409-3

A fire-fighting equipment location sign beside an extinguisher or hose cabinet aboard a vessel.

Extinguisher signs and equipment identification

An extinguisher location sign shows where the appliance is kept. Additional identification can distinguish the extinguishing agent where that information is needed.

The distinction matters when different appliances are installed around a vessel. Any accompanying text must describe the actual extinguisher at that position. The sign's role is to identify the equipment clearly; operating information belongs with the relevant appliance and onboard instruction.

Hose cabinets, fire blankets and equipment lockers

A hose cabinet can look like another service cupboard when viewed along a deck passage. Identification on or beside it makes its purpose visible before the door is opened.

The same applies to fire blanket containers in galleys and lockers containing fire-fighting equipment. Each marker should name what is available at that location.

Finding equipment from the approach

Equipment behind a doorway or around a corridor turn may need both directional marking and identification at the final position. These signs answer different questions: where to go, and what is there.

Fire-fighting equipment signs also sit alongside shipboard fire control marking. The former identifies appliances and equipment locations; the latter identifies pumps, system controls and remote operating points. Clear names connect both with the vessel's fire arrangements.

Standards

What each standard covers here

IMO Resolution A.1116(30) sets out escape route signs and equipment location markings. It applies to ships built from 1 January 2019, and to ships under repair, alteration or outfitting from that date, under SOLAS chapters II-2 and III. ISO 24409-1 covers how shipboard signs are designed; ISO 24409-3 covers where they belong and how they are used together.

IMO A.1116(30)

Escape route signs and equipment location markings

ISO 24409-1

Design principles for shipboard safety signs, fire control plan signs, safety notices and safety markings

ISO 24409-3

Code of practice: where signs belong on board and how they are used together

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What to tell us about the position

Which appliance or equipment the sign identifies, and the extinguishing agent where that has to be distinguished.
Whether the position needs identification at the equipment, directional marking on the approach, or both.
The size that suits the position, and the distance the sign is read from.
Rigid plastic or self-adhesive vinyl: the first takes screws, adhesive pads or a hanger, the second goes straight onto a clean, dry surface.
Whether the position needs a photoluminescent face, and the language the wording is required in.

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Questions

Fire-fighting equipment signs, answered

What does this range cover?

Signs that identify fire-fighting appliances and their locations: extinguisher signs, including versions naming the extinguishing agent, hose cabinets, fire blankets and equipment lockers, together with the directional marking that leads to them.

How is this different from shipboard fire control?

This range identifies appliances and equipment locations. Shipboard fire control identifies pumps, system controls and remote operating points — the installed fire protection arrangement rather than the portable equipment. Both sit alongside each other on board and should use consistent names.

Which standards apply?

ISO 24409-1 covers how the sign is designed and ISO 24409-3 covers where it belongs. IMO Res. A.1116(30) covers escape route signs and equipment location markings, which includes marking the location of fire-fighting equipment.

Does the sign have to name the extinguisher type?

Not always, but it matters where different appliances are installed around a vessel. Where the sign carries text, that text has to describe the extinguisher actually at that position. Operating information belongs with the appliance and the onboard instruction, not on the location sign.

Can DENFOIL be bought directly?

No. DENFOIL is supplied through distributors, who quote the specification and handle the order.