(1) An exposed surfaces in corridors and stairway
enclosures and surfaces including grounds in concealed or inaccessible
spaces in accommodation and service spaces and control stations shall
have low flame-spread characteristics.footnote Exposed
surfaces of ceilings in accommodation and service spaces and control
stations shall have low flame-spread characteristics.
(2) Paints, varnishes and other finishes used
on exposed interior surfaces shall not be capable of producing excessive
quantities of smoke or toxic gases or vapours. The Administration
shall be satisfied that they are not of a nature to offer an undue
fire hazard.
(3) Primary deck coverings within accommodation
and service spaces and control stations, shall be of approved material
which will not readily ignite or give rise to toxic or explosive hazards
at elevated temperatures.footnote
(4) Where A or B class divisions are penetrated
for the passage of electrical cables, pipes, trunks, ducts, etc.,
or for the fitting of ventilation terminals, lighting fixtures and
similar devices, arrangements shall be made to ensure that the fire
integrity of the divisions is not impaired.
(5)
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(a) In accommodation and service spaces and control
stations, pipes penetrating A or B class divisions shall be of approved
materials having regard to the temperature such divisions are required
to withstand. Where the Administration permits the conveying of oil
and combustible liquids through accommodation and service spaces,
the pipes conveying oil or combustible liquids shall be of an approved
material having regard to the fire risk.
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(b) Materials readily rendered ineffective by
heat shall not be used for overboard scuppers, sanitary discharges,
and other outlets which are close to the waterline and where the failure
of the material in the event of fire would give rise to danger of
flooding.
(6) Cellulose-nitrate-based film shall not be
used in cinematograph installations.
(7) All waste receptacles other than those used
in fish processing shall be constructed of non-combustible materials
with no openings in the sides or bottom.
(8) Machinery driving fuel oil transfer pumps,
fuel oil unit pumps and other similar fuel pumps shall be fitted with
remote controls situated outside the space concerned so that they
can be stopped in the event of a fire arising in the space in which
they are located.
(9) Drip trays shall be fitted where necessary
to prevent oil leaking into bilges.
(10) Within compartments used for stowage of fish,
combustible insulation shall be protected by close-fitting cladding.