ISO 18770:2005规定了为减少机舱易燃油系统引发的火灾和防止易燃油泄漏而采取的措施。适用于设计人员、造船厂人员、机舱人员、业主、操作员和维护人员。本文包含的要求涉及含易燃油系统的设计、施工、测试、安装、维护和检查。 ISO 18770:2005适用于新船和现有船舶，旨在作为国际海事组织（IMO）发布的经修订的《国际海上人命安全公约》（SOLAS 74）中燃油、润滑油和其他易燃油法规的补充。

ISO 18770:2005 specifies the measures to be taken to reduce fires originating from machinery-space flammable oil systems and to prevent leakage of flammable oil. It is intended for designers, shipyard personnel, engine-room personnel, owners, operators and maintenance personnel. Requirements contained herein address the design, construction, testing, installation, maintenance and inspection of systems containing flammable oil. ISO 18770:2005 is applicable to new and existing vessels, and is intended to be used as a supplement to the regulations for fuel oil, lubricating oil and other flammable oils contained in the International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS 74), as amended, issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).