4 Cooking Appliances
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4 Cooking Appliances

  4.1 Fire protection arrangements in cooking spaces shall be in accordance with the following:

  • .1 in the case of a small cooking area that is common with the accommodation, the structural fire protection fitted shall be dependent on the fire hazard presented by the cooking appliances in the area;

  • .2 cooking appliances such as deep-fat fryers or other appliances presenting a high fire hazard are not permitted unless the compartment in which they are situated is fitted with a fixed fire extinguishing system;

  • .3 suitable fire retardant barriers shall be built around the cooking and heating appliances where they are adjacent to combustible materials and structures;

  • .4 cooking range exhaust hoods and ducts shall be fitted with a grease trap;

  • .5 combustible materials not needed in the cooking area shall be stored away from the area;

 Materials which are in the vicinity of an open flame cooking appliance shall be non-combustible, except that these materials may be faced with any surface finish which meet the requirements for low flame spread when tested in accordance with Resolution A.653(16) footnoteof the International Maritime Organization.

  4.2 Combustible materials and other surfaces which do not meet the requirements for low flame spread shall not be left unprotected within the following distances of the cooker:-

  • .1 600mm vertically above the cooker, for horizontal surfaces,

  • .2 600mm horizontally from the cooker, for vertical surfaces.

  4.3 Curtains shall not be fitted within 900mm of an open flame cooking appliance.

Parent topic: Part A - General Provisions
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