# The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 29


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 1997”;
(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.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/992/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fire-protection-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-29
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.