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Schedule 2 Fire extinguishers
(section 11)
      1 In this clause:
extinguisher means a fire extinguisher other than a portable fire extinguisher.
portable fire extinguisher means a fire extinguisher that:
(a) is designed to be carried and operated by hand; and
(b) has a total weight of not more than 23 kg when in working order.
      2 An extinguisher or a portable fire extinguisher must be designed, constructed and tested in accordance with:
(a) IMO resolution A.951(23) Improved guidelines for marine portable fire extinguishers; and
(b) European Council Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC or an equivalent international or Australian standard.
      3 A vessel must have portable fire extinguishers of a kind and in the numbers and locations mentioned in IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1275 Unified interpretation of SOLAS Chapter II-2 on the number and arrangement of portable fire extinguishers on board ships, as amended from time to time.
      4 A galley must also have a fire blanket stowed close to a stove on which oil may be heated, unless the issuing body authorises the blanket to be stowed outside the galley.

Schedule 3 Additional requirements
(section 11)

1 Inspection, maintenance and testing
       Equipment required by this Order must be inspected, maintained and tested in accordance with IMO circular MSC.1/Circ.1432 Revised guidelines on maintenance and inspection of fire protection systems and appliances, as amended from time to time.

2 Electric cables
      (1) An electric cable must be:
(a) flame-retardant; and
(b) approved by AMSA or a recognised organisation; and
(c) tested in accordance with Australian Standard AS/NZS 1660.5.6:2005 Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors — Fire tests  — Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable.
      (2) A fire-resistant electric cable must be tested, for a flame application time of 120 minutes, in accordance with:
(a) if the diameter of the cable is more than 20 mm — IEC 60331-1 Ed 1.0 2009-5 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 1: Test method for fire with shock at a temperature of at least 830 °C for cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0 kV and with an overall diameter exceeding 20 mm; or
(b) if the diameter of the cable is not more than 20 mm — IEC 60331-21 Ed 1.0 1999-04 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity - Part 21: Procedures and requirements - Cables of rated voltage up to and including 0,6/1,0 kV.

3 General
       A requirement mentioned in an item of the following table applies with any Chapter II-2 requirement mentioned in the item.
Chapter II-2 requirement (Regulation)                Requirement
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