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Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - LY2 - The Large Commercial Yacht Code - 14A Structural Fire Protection - Vessels of Less than 500GT - 14A.2 Structure

14A.2 Structure

  Purpose

The purpose of this section is to contain a fire in the space of origin.

For this purpose, the following functional requirements should be met:

  • the ship should be subdivided by thermal and structural boundaries as required by this section;
  • thermal insulation of boundaries should have due regard to the fire risk of the space and adjacent spaces;
  • the fire integrity of the divisions should be maintained at openings and penetrations.
Parent topic: 14A Structural Fire Protection - Vessels of Less than 500GT
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