This specification covers the performance requirements for alarm panels (see 6.8.3), which are components of an overall Advanced Fire and Smoke Sensor System (AFSSS) for use on naval ships. These alarm panels may be of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) design, but must be rugged (see 6.8.17) enough to meet all of the requirements of this performance specification and the rigors of Navy shipboard service. Performance requirements for the other associated AFSSS components (e.g., ionization (see 6.8.11) and photoelectric (see 6.8.13) smoke sensors (see 6.8.20), heat sensors (see 6.8.10), flame detectors (see 6.8.8), Flame Detector Zone Modules (FDZM) (see 6.8.9), Switch Closure Zone Modules (SCZM) (see 6.8.21), and isolators (see 6.8.12) are contained in their respective AFSSS specifications.