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Regulation 29

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In regulation 1(2):

(a)

in the definition of “’A’ Class division”, for “139°C” there shall be substituted “140°C”;

(b)

in the definition of “dangerous goods”, for “Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1997” there shall be substituted “Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997f1”;

(c)

after the definition of “equivalent material”, the following definition shall be inserted:

  • ““Fire Test Procedures Code” means the International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures, as adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation by resolution MSC.61(67);”;

(d)

in the definition of “lightweight”, “with” shall be omitted;

(e)

after the definition of “lightweight”, the following definition shall be inserted:

  • ““low flame spread” means that the surface described will adequately restrict the spread of flame, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code;”;

(f)

for the definition of “non-combustible material” there shall be substituted:

  • ““non-combustible material” means a material which neither burns nor gives off flammable vapours in sufficient quantity for self-ignition when heated to approximately 750°C, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code. Any other material is a combustible material;”;

(g)

in the definition of “special category spaces” the words “and to which such vehicles can be driven” shall be omitted;

(h)

for the definition of “standard fire test” there shall be substituted:

  • ““standard fire test” is one in which a specimen of the relevant bulkhead or deck is exposed in a test furnace to temperatures corresponding approximately to a standard time-temperature curve in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code;”;

(i)

before the definition of “tanker” there shall be inserted the following definition:

  • ““suitable” in relation to material means approved by the Secretary of State as suitable for the purpose for which it is used;”; and

(j)

the definition of “surface spread of flame” shall be deleted.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1997/2367.