# The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 27


In regulation 88:
(a) in paragraph (1) before “insulated” there shall be inserted “constructed of steel and”;
(b) after the first sentence of paragraph (4) there shall be inserted:
“In the case of ships constructed on or after 1st July 1998, such windows and sidescuttles, except wheelhouse windows, shall be of “A-60” standard;”; and
(c) for the final sentence of paragraph (4) there shall be substituted the following:
“In the case of ships constructed before 1st July 1998, such windows and side scuttles in the first tier on the main deck shall be fitted with inside covers of steel or equivalent material.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/992/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fire-protection-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-27
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