Section 3 Deck covering
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Clasifications Register Rules and Regulations - Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Inland Waterways Ships, July 2022 - Part 3 Ship Structures (General) - Chapter 2 Materials - Section 3 Deck covering

Section 3 Deck covering

Parent topic: Chapter 2 Materials

3.1 General

3.1.1 Where plated decks are sheathed with wood or an approved composition, reductions in plate thickness may be allowed.

3.1.2 The steel deck is to be coated with a suitable material in order to prevent corrosive action. Where sheathing or composition is used, it is to be effectively secured to the deck.

3.1.3 Deck coverings in the following positions are to be of a type which will not readily ignite when used on decks:

  1. forming the crown of machinery or cargo spaces within accommodation spaces of cargo ships;

  2. within accommodation spaces, control stations, stairways and corridors of passenger ships.

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