Section 1 General

101. Application

1. The units are to comply with the requirements in this Chapter, in addition to the requirements in Pt 8 of Rules for the Classification of Steel Ships. However, where approved specially by the Society, the requirements may be modified.

2. Despite of Sec 3 and Sec 4, for the units not applied to the MODU Code but applied to the na- tional regulations, those fire detection system and fire extinction system are to be in accordance with the relevant requirements specified by these regulations.

3. For fire protection, means of escape and fire detection and extinction of the units, attention is to be paid to the requirements of the national regulations of the country in which the unit is registered.