STAR SEEKER

Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairway enclosures, the approximate time of closure for hinged fire doors shall be no more than 40 seconds and no less than 10 seconds from the beginning of their movement. PSCO observed the following: Slow galley fire door 361 closed in 5 seconds. 74 SOLAS 20 II-2/9.4.1.1.5.2

Fire doors in main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairways enclosers shall be self-closing and be capable of closing with an angle of inclination of up to 3.5° opposing closure. PSCO observed the following doors do not latch fully closed. FD 354.1 & Deck 3 Forward Engine Room Door. 75 SOLAS 20 II-2/9.4.1.1.5.1

The following functional requirements shall be met: escape routes shall be maintained in a safe condition, clear of obstacles. PSCO observed multiple folding chairs obstructing escape corridor on Deck 3, MVZ 2.

Fire doors in the main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairway enclosures, except those for emergency escape trunks, shall be capable of remote release from the continuously manned central control statio, either simultaneously or in groups, and shall be capable of release also individually from a position at both sides of the door. release switches shall have an on-off function to prevent automatic resetting of the system. Sliding fire screen doors SL.640.2 and SL.617 did not operate at all when the release switch was activated. 74 SOLAS 20 II-2/9.4.1.1.5.3

Fire doors in the main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairway enclosures, except those for emergency escape trunks, shall be capable of remote release from the continuously manned central control statio, either simultaneously or in groups, and shall be capable of release also individually from a position at both sides of the door. release switches shall have an on-off function to prevent automatic resetting of the system. Rolling shutter door for Galley (Deck 4) is not operating correctly. 74 SOLAS 20 II-2/9.4.1.1.5.3

Fire doors in the main vertical zone bulkheads, galley boundaries and stairway enclosures, except those for emergency escape trunks, shall be capable of remote release from the continuously manned central control statio, either simultaneously or in groups, and shall be capable of release also individually from a position at both sides of the door. release switches shall have an on-off function to prevent automatic resetting of the system. Sliding fire screen doors in the forward staircase Decks 4 through 6 default to the closed position, and would not reopen even after the manual release switch was reset. 74 SOLAS 20 II-2/9.4.1.1.5.3

Muster and embarkation stations shall be adequately illuminated by lighting supplied from the emergency source of electrical power required by regulation II-1/42 or II-1/43. 2 embarkation lights on the starboard side were unlit, 1 forward, and 1 above the rescue boat.