Fireaway has announced that its Stat-X condensed aerosol fire-extinguishing systems have received type approval from Bureau Veritas following evaluation in accordance with MSC.1/Circ.1270.
The approvals are supported by three certificates covering the global market, the European Union and the United Kingdom, enabling application in SOLAS-regulated marine environments across global, EU-flagged and UK-flagged vessels.
The Bureau Veritas Type Approval Certificate confirms that Stat-X systems satisfy the requirements of SOLAS 74, as amended, the FSS Code, the 1994 and 2000 HSC Codes, and IMO MSC.1/Circ.1270.
An EC Type Examination Certificate was issued under the EU Marine Equipment Directive 2014/90/EU, supporting the wheelmark pathway for EU-flagged vessels. A UK Type-Examination Certificate was issued by Bureau Veritas under the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2025, authorised by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency.
“This approval confirms that Stat-X systems meet defined evaluation criteria for use in marine applications subject to SOLAS requirements,” said Lance Harry, P.E., President and CEO of Fireaway: “It also reflects the structured process through which performance validation, technical assessment and certification come together in practice.”
The approval covers 15 generator models across the E-series, which uses electrical activation, and the T-series, which uses thermal activation, both of which were evaluated for enclosed marine machinery spaces.
Vessel-specific installations remain subject to review and authorisation by classification societies and flag administrations in line with project-specific conditions.
Stat-X condensed aerosol systems are designed for enclosed and special-hazard environments where compact, electrically non-conductive suppression solutions are required. The systems can be applied across marine spaces including machinery compartments, control cabinets and auxiliary equipment enclosures.