1 Fire Protection Provisions
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1 Fire Protection Provisions

  1.1 Machinery and fuel tank spaces shall be separated from accommodation spaces by boundaries, which prevent the passage of vapours.

  1.2 Paint and flammable liquid lockers shall be constructed of steel or equivalent material.

  1.3 Vapour barriers shall be provided in spaces where flammable and combustible liquids or vapours are present.

  1.4 Survival craft shall be protected from fire hazards. Where a survival craft is stowed directly above an area of fire hazard, the structure separating the survival craft and the area of fire hazard shall be constructed to comply with A-15 structural fire protection standard.


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