Division NEW CLASS B, C AND D AND EXISTING CLASS B SHIPS:F1

United Kingdom

1. .1Where class ‘A’ divisions are penetrated for the passage of electric cables, pipes, trunks, ducts etc., or for girders, beams or other structural members, arrangements shall be made to ensure that the fire resistance is not impaired in so far as is reasonable and practicable.
2. .2Where class ‘B’ divisions are penetrated for the passage of electric cables, pipes, trunks, ducts etc., or for the fitting of ventilation terminals, lighting fixtures and similar devises, arrangements shall be made to ensure that the fire resistance is not impaired in so far as is reasonable and practicable. In ships which are constructed on or after 1 January 2003 for such penetrations arrangements shall be made to ensure that the fire resistance of the divisions is not impaired.
3. .3Pipes penetrating ‘A’ or ‘B’ class divisions shall be of approved materials having regard to the temperature such divisions are required to withstand.
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8. .8In spaces where penetration of oil products is possible, the surface of insulation shall be impervious to oil or oil vapours.
9. .9Paint lockers and flammable liquid lockers shall be protected by an approved fire-extinguishing arrangement, enabling the crew to extinguish a fire without entering the space.