# 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 .3

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

‘ A ’ class divisions are those divisions formed by bulkheads and decks which comply with the following:
.1 they shall be constructed of steel or other equivalent material;
.2 they shall be suitably stiffened;
.3 they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the one-hour standard fire test;
.4 they shall be insulated with approved non-combustible materials such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 140 °C above the original temperature, nor will the temperature, at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 180 °C above the original temperature, within the time listed below:
class ‘ A-60 ’
60 minutes
class ‘ A-30 ’
30 minutes
class ‘ A-15 ’
15 minutes
class ‘ A-0 ’
0 minutes
.5 The Administration of the flag State shall require a test of a prototype bulkhead or deck to ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and temperature rise in accordance with the IMO Resolution A.754(18).
For class B, C and D ships constructed on or after 1 January 2003 , ‘ IMO Resolution A.754(18) ’ shall read ‘ Fire Test Procedures Code ’ .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/3/part/A/division/2/division/1/division/.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-3/part-A/division-2/division-1/division-.3
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