Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations

182 (1) Every marine installation or structure must be equipped with the fire protection equipment that is appropriate for fighting any class of fire that may occur.

(2) Fire protection equipment must be installed, inspected and maintained in every workplace in accordance with the standards set out in Parts 6 and 7 of the National Fire Code of Canada, published by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes.

(3) However, if the marine installation or structure is a ship used for diving, construction, geotechnical or seismic work, fire protection equipment may instead be installed, inspected and maintained in accordance with the following standards:

• (a) the standards set out in regulation 10, Fire fighting, of Chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974;

• (b) the standards set out in the International Maritime Organization’s International Code for Fire Safety Systems; and

• (c) the standards of the American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, DNV GL or Lloyd’s Register.

(4) A person must not tamper with or activate without cause any fire protection equipment.