As already advised in ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0860 dated 8 August 2011, TEC-0861 dated 11 August 2011 and ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0887 dated 6 January 2012 in relation to each flag states' instruction for Unified Interpretation regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps, the Administration of Liberia has newly advised the instruction as follows.

Instruction from the Administration of Liberia:
The Administration of Liberia agrees that the implementation scheme of the Interpretation for the emergency fire pump based on CONTRACTED for construction on or after 1 January 2012, namely, IACS UI SC 178(rev.1) as it is.

Upon receiving the reply/instruction from flag states other than the above, please be advised that ClassNK Technical Information would be issued time to time.

For any questions about the above, please contact:

[For questions on each flag states' reply/instruction]
NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
External Affairs Division, Administration Center, Head Office
Address: 4-7 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8567, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2038
Fax: +81-3-5226-2024
E-mail: xad@classnk.or.jp

[For questions on the application for each ship]
Material and Equipment Department, Administration Center, Head Office
Address: 4-7 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8567, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2020
Fax: +81-3-5226-2057
E-mail: eqd@classnk.or.jp