# The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 26


In regulation 80:
(a) for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following:
“(1) All exposed surfaces in corridors and stairway enclosures and surfaces in concealed or inaccessible spaces within accommodation or service spaces or control stations shall have low flame spread and, in the case of ships constructed before 1st July 1998, shall have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State;”;
(b) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following:
“(2) Primary deck coverings, if applied within accommodation or service spaces or control stations, shall be of an approved material which will not readily ignite or give rise to toxic or explosive hazards at elevated temperatures; in the case ships constructed on or after 1st July 1998, this shall be determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code;”;
(c) for the second sentence of paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following:
“Such surfaces, in the case of ships constructed before 1st July 1998, shall have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State and, in the case of ships constructed on or after 1st July 1998, shall not be capable of producing excessive quantities of smoke or toxic products, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code;”;
(d) for subparagraph (4)(a)(iii) there shall be substituted the following:
“(iii) materials used to insulate pipe fittings for cold service systems, provided that their exposed surfaces have low flame spread or, in the case of ships constructed before 1st July 1998, have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State; and”; and
(e) for subparagraph (4)(a)(iv) there shall be substituted the following:
“(iv) vapour barriers and adhesives used in conjunction with insulating materials provided that their exposed surfaces have low flame spread or, in the case of ships constructed before 1st July 1998, have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/992/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fire-protection-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-26
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