{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-3/part-A/division-2/division-1/division-.4",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2009/45",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45",
  "path": "annex/I/chapter/3/part/A/division/2/division/1/division/.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": ".4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "‘ B ’ class divisions are those divisions formed by bulkheads, decks, ceilings or linings which comply with the following:\n.1 they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of flame to the end of the first half hour of the standard fire test;\n.2 they shall have an insulation value 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 225 °C above the original temperature within the time listed below:\nclass ‘ B-15 ’\n15 min\nclass ‘ B-0 ’\n0 min\n.3 they shall be constructed of approved non-combustible materials and all materials entering into the construction and erection of ‘ B ’ class divisions shall be non-combustible, with the exception that combustible veneers may be permitted provided they meet other requirements of this chapter;\n.4 the Administration of the flag State shall require a test of a prototype division to ensure that it meets the above requirements for integrity and temperature rise in accordance with IMO Resolution A.754(18).\nFor class B, C and D ships constructed on or after 1 January 2003 , ‘ IMO Resolution A.754(18) ’ shall read ‘ Fire Test Procedures Code ’ .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2010/36/EU of 1 June 2010 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/3/part/A/division/2/division/1/division/.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:12.497948+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}