Division .2 The following requirements shall govern application of the tables:F1

United Kingdom

.1

Tables 5.1 and 5.2 shall apply respectively to the bulkheads and decks separating adjacent spaces.
.2
For determining the appropriate fire integrity standards to be applied to divisions between adjacent spaces, such spaces are classified according to their fire risk as shown in categories (1) to (11) below. The title of each category is intended to be typical rather than restrictive. The number in parentheses preceding each category refers to the applicable column or row in the tables.
1. (1)
  Control stations:
  - spaces containing emergency sources of power and lighting,
  - wheelhouse and chartroom,
  - spaces containing the ship’s radio equipment,
  - fire-extinguishing rooms, fire control rooms and fire-recording stations,
  - control room for propulsion machinery when located outside the propulsion machinery space,
  - spaces containing centralised fire alarm equipment.
2. (2)
  Corridors:
  - passenger and crew corridors and lobbies.
3. (3)
  Accommodation spaces:
  - spaces as defined in Regulation II-2/A/2.10 excluding corridors.
4. (4)
  Stairways:
  - interior stairways, lifts and escalators (other than those wholly contained within the machinery spaces) and enclosures thereto,
  - in this connection, a stairway which is enclosed only at one level shall be regarded as part of the space from which it is not separated by a fire door.
5. (5)
  Service spaces (low risk):
  - lockers and storerooms not having provisions for the storage of flammable liquids and having areas less than 4 m ² and drying rooms and laundries.
6. (6)
  Machinery spaces of category A:
  - spaces as defined in Regulation II-2/A/2.19.1.
7. (7)
  Other machinery spaces:
  - spaces as defined in Regulation II-2/A/2.19.2 excluding machinery spaces of category A.
8. (8)
  Cargo spaces:
  - all spaces used for cargo (including cargo oil tanks) and trunkways and hatchways to such spaces, other than special category spaces.
9. (9)
  Service spaces (high risk):
  - galleys, pantries containing cooking appliances, paint and lamp rooms, lockers and storerooms having areas of 4 m ² or more, spaces for the storage of flammable liquids, and workshops other than those forming part of the machinery spaces.
10. (10)
  Open decks:
  - open deck spaces and enclosed promenades having no fire risk. Air spaces (the space outside superstructures and deckhouses).
11. (11)
  Special category spaces:
  - spaces as defined in Regulation II-2/A/2.18.
.3

In determining the applicable fire integrity standard of a boundary between two spaces within a main vertical zone or horizontal zone which is not protected by an automatic sprinkler system complying with the provisions of Regulation II-2/A/8 or between such zones neither of which is so protected, the higher of the two values given in the tables shall apply.
.4

In determining the applicable fire integrity standard of a boundary between two spaces within a main vertical zone or horizontal zone which is protected by an automatic sprinkler system complying with the provisions of Regulation II-2/A/8 or between such zones both of which are so protected, the lesser of the two values given in the tables shall apply. Where a sprinklered zone and a non-sprinklered zone meet within accommodation and service spaces, the higher of the two values given in the tables shall apply to the division between the zones.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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).

Notes on Division

Textual amendments

F2: Inserted by Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 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).
F3: Substituted by Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 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).

Editorial notes

X1: Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Directive (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Official Journal of the European Union L 141 of 28 May 2016).

Footnotes

f1

Bulkheads separating the wheelhouse and chartroom from each other may be ‘ B-0 ’ rating.

f2

Where an asterisk appears in the tables, the division is required to be of steel or other equivalent material but is not required to be of ‘ A ’ class standard.

In ships, which are constructed on or after 1 January 2003 , however, where a deck, except in a category (10) space, is penetrated for the passage of electric cables, pipes and ventilation ducts, such penetration shall be made tight to prevent the passage of flame and smoke. Divisions between control stations (emergency generators) and open decks may have air intake openings without means for closure, unless a fixed gas fire-fighting system is fitted.

For the application of Regulation II-2/B/2.1.2. an asterisk, where appearing in table 5.2 and 5.2(a), except for categories (8) and (10), shall be read as ‘ A-0 ’ .

f3

For the application of Regulation 2.1.2, ‘ B-0 ’ and ‘ C ’ , where appearing in table 5.1 and 5.1a, shall be read as ‘ A-0 ’ .

f4

For clarification as to which applies, see Regulations II-2/B/3 and 8.

f5

See paragraph .2.3 and .2.4 of this Regulation.

f6

Where spaces are of the same numerical category and superscript b appears, a bulkhead or deck of the rating shown in the tables is only required when the adjacent spaces are for a different purpose, e.g. in category (9). A galley next to a galley does not require a bulkhead but a galley next to a paint room requires an ‘ A-0 ’ bulkhead.

f7

Fire insulation need not be fitted if the machinery space in category (7) has little or no fire risk.