Regulation II-2/19.3.2 - Sources of ignition
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Regulation II-2/19.3.2 - Sources of ignition

  1 Reference should be made to IEC 60092-506 standard, Special features - Ships carrying specific dangerous goods and materials hazardous only in bulk.

  2 For pipes having open ends (e.g., ventilation and bilge pipes, etc.) in a hazardous area, the pipe itself should be classified as a “hazardous area”. See IEC 60092-506 table B1, item B.

  3 Enclosed spaces (e.g., pipe tunnels, bilge pump-rooms, etc.) containing such pipes with equipment such as flanges, valves, pumps, etc., should be regarded as an extended hazardous area, unless provided with overpressure in accordance with IEC 60092-506 clause 7.

Parent topic: Annex - Unified Interpretations of SOLAS Chapter II-2 and the Fire Test Procedures Referred to in the FTP Code
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