# 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: Sprinklers shall be placed in an overhead position and spaced in a suitable pattern to maintain an average application rate of not less than 5 litres/m 2 per minute over the nominal area covered by the sprinklers.

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

Sprinklers shall be placed as clear as possible of beams or other objects likely to obstruct the projections of water and in such positions that combustible material in the space will be well sprayed.

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