Meeting - Discussing FireFighting Guideline for Maritime Battery Systems

This online meeting was organized by the Maritime Battery Forum for it’s members and the general public.

The purpose of the Firefighting Guideline for Maritime Battery Systems is to provide guidance for creating a firefighting strategy for the battery systems on board hybrid and electric ships.

The guideline consists of four parts:

• A description of the different types of firefighting systems

• An evaluation of the different levels of fire related to battery systems

• A step-by-step approach to develop a firefighting strategy

• A summary of the firefighting strategy development process

This meeting gave MBF members and the general public, the opportunity to provide additional insights, ask questions and understand how to use it to prevent real life incidents.