# Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division .8: In spaces where penetration of oil products is possible, the surface of insulation shall be impervious to oil or oil vapours.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

NEW CLASS A, B, C AND D SHIPS: In spaces in which there is a risk of oils splashing or oil vapour, e.g. in machinery spaces of category A, the surface of the insulating material shall be impermeable by oil and oil vapour. Where there is covering by non-perforated steel plate or other non-combustible materials (not aluminium) which is the ultimate physical surface, this covering may be joined by seaming, riveting, etc.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/3/part/A/division/12/division/1/division/.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-3/part-A/division-12/division-1/division-.8
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