Regulation 8 - Details of construction
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Regulation 8 - Details of construction

  (1) Method IF. In accommodation and service spaces and control stations all linings draught stops, ceilings and their associated grounds shall be of non-combustible materials.

  (2) Method IIF and IIIF. In corridors and stairway enclosures serving accommodation and service spaces and control stations, ceilings, linings, draught stops and their associated grounds shall be of non-combustible materials.

  (3) Method IF, IIF and IIIF

  • (a) Except in cargo spaces or refrigerated compartments of service spaces insulating materials shall be non-combustible. Vapour barriers and adhesives used in conjunction with insulation, as well as the insulation of pipe fittings, for cold service systems need not be of non-combustible material, but they shall be kept to the minimum quantity practicable and their exposed surfaces shall have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame to the satisfaction of the Administration. In spaces where penetration of oil products is possible, the surface of insulation shall be impervious to oil or oil vapour.

  • (b) Where non-combustible bulkheads, linings and ceilings are fitted in accommodation and service spaces they may have a combustible veneer not exceeding 2.0 mm in thickness within any such space except corridors, stairway enclosures and control stations, where it shall not exceed 1.5 mm in thickness.

  • (c) Air spaces enclosed behind ceilings, panellings, or linings shall be divided by close-fitting draught stops spaced not more than 14 m apart. In the vertical direction, such spaces, including those behind linings of stairways, trunks, etc., shall be closed at each deck.


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