Chapter II-2 Construction – Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction
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Chapter II-2 Construction – Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction

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PART A GENERAL

Regulation 3 – Definitions

67 Regulation II-2/3.56 is replaced as follows:

  • "56 Vehicle carrier means a cargo ship which only carries cargo in ro-ro spaces or vehicle spaces, and which is designed for the carriage of unoccupied motor vehicles without cargo, as cargo."

PART C SUPPRESSION OF FIRE

Regulation 9 – Containment of fire

68 The following new paragraphs 4.1.3.4 to 4.1.3.6 are added after the existing paragraph 4.1.3.3:

  • "4.1.3.4 Notwithstanding the requirement in paragraph 4.1.3.3, the requirements in paragraphs 4.1.3.5 and 4.1.3.6 shall apply to ships constructed on or after 1 January 2020.

  • 4.1.3.5 For ships carrying more than 36 passengers, windows facing survival craft, embarkation and assembly stations, external stairs and open decks used for escape routes, and windows situated below liferaft and escape slide embarkation areas shall have fire integrity as required in table 9.1. Where automatic dedicated sprinkler heads are provided for windows, "A-0" windows may be accepted as equivalent. To be considered under this paragraph, the sprinkler heads must either be:

    • .1 dedicated heads located above the windows, and installed in addition to the conventional ceiling sprinklers; or

    • .2 conventional ceiling sprinkler heads arranged such that the window is protected by an average application rate of at least 5 l/min per square metre and the additional window area is included in the calculation of the area of coverage; or

    • .3 water-mist nozzles that have been tested and approved in accordance with the Guidelines approved by the Organizationfootnote; and

  • Windows located in the ship's side below the lifeboat embarkation area shall have fire integrity at least equal to "A-0" class.

  • 4.1.3.6 For ships carrying not more than 36 passengers, windows facing survival craft and escape slide, embarkation areas and windows situated below such areas shall have fire integrity at least equal to "A-0" class.

PART G SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Regulation 20 – Protection of vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces

69 The existing paragraph under 2.1 is numbered as 2.1.1, the following paragraph 2.1.2 is added after the paragraph 2.1.1:
  • "2.1.2 On all ships, vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion may be carried in cargo spaces other than vehicle, special category or ro-ro spaces, provided that all the following conditions are met:

    • .1 the vehicles do not use their own propulsion within the cargo spaces;

    • .2 the cargo spaces are in compliance with the appropriate requirements of regulation 19; and

    • .3 the vehicles are carried in accordance with the IMDG Code, as defined in regulation VII/1.1."

Regulation 20-1 – Requirements for vehicle carriers carrying motor vehicles with compressed hydrogen or natural gas in their tanks for their own propulsion as cargo

70 The existing paragraph 2.1 is replaced with the following:

  • "2.1 In addition to complying with the requirements of regulation 20, as appropriate, vehicle carriers constructed on or after 1 January 2016 intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with compressed hydrogen or compressed natural gas in their tanks for their own propulsion as cargo shall comply with the requirements in paragraphs 3 to 5 of this regulation."

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