# Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division .4a: Fire-fighter's communication:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For ships required to carry on board at least one fire-fighter outfit and constructed on or after 1 January 2018 , a minimum of two two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus for each fire party for fire-fighter's communication shall be carried on board. For LNG fuelled ships or Ro-Ro passenger ships with closed Ro-Ro spaces or special category spaces, those two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus shall be of an explosion-proof type or intrinsically safe. Ships constructed before 1 January 2018 shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation not later than the first survey after 1 July 2019 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/3/part/A/division/11/division/1/division/.4a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-3/part-A/division-11/division-1/division-.4a
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