Marine equipment can only be installed on board ships flying the flag of an EU country, Norway , Iceland and other flag states if it is marked with the MED mark of conformity, also known as the “wheel mark”.
On 23rd July 2014 the European Union (EU) published the new directive on marine equipment 2014/90/EU that repealed directive 96/98/EC with effect from 18th September 2016. With effect from March 16th 2017 the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/306 amending the directive 2014/90/EU come into force.
FTP Code Part 1:不燃性試驗(EN ISO 1182)non-combustibility test FTP Code Part 2:煙氣及其毒性試驗 (EN ISO 5659-2) smoke and toxicity test FTP Code Part 3:A、B和F級耐火分隔的試驗 test for "A","B" and "F" FTP Code Part 4:防火門控制裝置的試驗 Test for fire door control systems FTP Code Part 5:表面材料可燃性試驗 Test for surface flammability FTP Code Part 6:incorporated into part 5 FTP Code Part 7:垂直支撐的織物試驗 Test for Vertically supported textiles and films FTP Code Part 8:軟體傢俱試驗 Test for upholstered furniture FTP Code Part 9:寢具及組成部分試驗 Test for bedding componets FTP Code Part 10:高速艦船的耐火材料試驗 Test for fire-restricting materials for high-speed craft FTP Code Part 11:高速艦船的耐火分隔試驗 Test for fire-resisting divisions of high-speed craft