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Capability and preparedness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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This guidance provides practical insight into how battery electric vehicle (BEV) fires may differ from conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle fires on RoPax ferries, particularly regarding battery thermal runaway and vapour cloud explosions (VCE). It is intended to support both operational and command\u2011level decision\u2011making by identifying EV\u2011specific hazards, behaviours, and uncertainties, and by integrating these considerations into existing shipboard fire\u2011response frameworks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EV fire risk is different, but not inherently higher. However, unfamiliarity with EV fire behaviour can significantly increase the consequences of an incident if these characteristics are not properly understood and anticipated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This document does not replace SOLAS requirements, Flag State instructions, Class rules, or Company Safety Management System (SMS) procedures. Instead, it clarifies where EV\u2011specific behaviour may require adjustments to assumptions, thresholds, and timelines, while operating fully within established regulatory and organisational processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electric Vehicles on Roll-on and Roll-off passenger ferries \u2013 April 2026<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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