# The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) (Amendment) Rules 1976, Note: Explanatory note


These Rules further amend the Merchant Shipping (Fishing Vessels) (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 by making a number of minor corrections and by making it clear that in Rule 56 (structural fire protection) the bulkheads of corridors serving accommodation spaces and the enclosures of interior stairways serving accommodation spaces, service spaces or control stations, shall be formed of non-combustible material capable of meeting a B. 15 standard fire test.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/432/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-amendment-rules-1976/note
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