Division .22 F1

Rooms containing furniture and furnishings of restricted fire risk are, for the purpose of Regulation II-2/B/4, those rooms containing furniture and furnishings of restricted fire risk (whether cabins, public spaces, offices and other types of accommodation) in which:

1. .1

   all case furniture such as desks, wardrobes, dressing tables, bureaux, dressers, is constructed entirely of approved non-combustible materials, except that a combustible veneer not exceeding 2 mm may be used on the working surface of such articles;

2. .2

   all free-standing furniture such as chairs, sofas, tables, is constructed with frames of non-combustible materials;

3. .3

   all draperies, curtains and other suspended textile materials have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame not inferior to those of wool of mass 0,8 kg/m ² , in accordance with IMO Resolution A.471(XII), as amended.

   For class B, C and D ships constructed on or after 1 January 2003 , ‘ IMO Resolution A.471(XII) ’ , as amended, shall read ‘ Fire Test Procedures Code ’ ;

4. .4

   all floor coverings have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame not inferior to those of an equivalent woollen material used for the same purpose.

   For class B, C and D ships constructed on or after 1 January 2003 , this subparagraph shall read:

   all floor coverings have low flame spread characteristics;

5. .5

   all exposed surfaces of bulkheads, linings and ceilings have low flame-spread characteristics; and

6. .6

   all upholstered furniture has qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of flame in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures of Upholstered Furniture of IMO Resolution A.652(16)

   For class B, C and D ships constructed on or after 1 January 2003 , ‘ IMO Resolution A.652(16) ’ shall read ‘ Fire Test Procedures Code ’ .

   FOR CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2003

7. .7

   all bedding components have qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of flame, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code.