# Merchant Shipping (Safety And Load Line Conventions) Act 1932, Fire-resisting Bulkheads

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Ships shall be fitted above the bulkhead deck with fire-resisting bulkheads which shall be continuous from side to side of the ship and arranged to the satisfaction of the Administration.
They shall be constructed of metal or other fire-resisting material effective to prevent for one hour, under the conditions for which the bulkheads are to be fitted in the ship, the spread of fire generating a temperature of 1,500°F. (815°C.) at the bulkhead.
Steps and recesses and the means for closing all openings in these bulkheads shall be fire-resisting and flametight.
The mean distance between any two adjacent fire-resisting bulkheads in any superstructure shall in general not exceed 131 feet (40 metres).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/22-23/9/schedule/FIRST/part/ANNEX/I/chapter/Regulation/XVI/crossheading/fireresisting-bulkheads (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-and-load-line-conventions-act-1932/schedule-FIRST/part-ANNEX/I/chapter-Regulation/XVI/crossheading-fireresisting-bulkheads
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