What is ISO 24409-1 about?
ISO 24409 specifies a system of safety and fire control plan signs on ships and other marine installations that is generally consistent with standardized signs with which many will have gained familiarity in other applications.
ISO 24409-1 specifies general design principles for shipboard safety signs, fire control plan signs, markings, and notices intended to communicate safety-related information to persons onboard ships.
ISO 24409-1 spells out general design principles applicable to all types of shipboard safety and fire control plan signs.
Who is ISO 24409-1 for?
ISO 24409-1 on design principles for shipboard signs is relevant to:
- Ships and marine manufacturers
- Port products manufacturers
- Design engineers for port applications
- Quality control personnel for marine applications
Why should you use ISO 24409-1?
The growth of international travel by ship has created a need to provide people travelling and working on board ships with signs and associated systems that communicate consistent and effective safety information.
Shipboard safety signs and fire control plan signs are intended to communicate safety information to passengers, visitors, associated crew and to specialized, trained personnel. The design requirements may differ as a function of the education of the intended audience. However, the objective of ISO 24409-1 is that all such signs use similar basic design principles to those in International Standards for safety signs in other public areas and workplaces.
If you are a designer of shipboard safety signs, ISO 24409-1 can help you establish best industry safety measures for the individuals on-board, thereby minimizing incidence of hazards and injuries.