### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

72A. Helicopter deck operations manual
If a ship mentioned in regulation 72(1) or (2) is a post 1992 ship and has a helicopter deck, the ship shall carry an operations manual, which shall include a description and a checklist of safety precautions, procedures, and equipment requirements.
(L.N. 410 of 1995)

73. Availability of fire fighting appliances
Fire appliances carried in any ship shall be maintained in good order and shall be kept available for immediate use at all times. All movable fire appliances, other than firemen’s outfits, carried in compliance with these regulations shall be stowed where they will be readily accessible from the spaces in which they are intended to be used and, in particular, one of the portable fire extinguishers intended for use in any space shall be stowed near the entrance to that space.

74. Application
Regulations 75 to 89 inclusive of this Part apply to passenger ships of Classes I, II and II(A) carrying more than 36 passengers. 

75. Structure
(1) The hull, superstructure, structural bulkheads, decks and deckhouses shall be constructed of steel or other equivalent material, except that the crowns and casings of machinery spaces of Category A shall be constructed only of steel.
(2) Where any part of the structure is of aluminium alloy, the following requirements shall apply—
(a) the insulation of aluminium alloy components of “A” Class divisions or “B” Class divisions, and supports of such divisions, shall be such that the temperature of the structural core does not rise more than 200oC above the ambient temperature at any time during a standard fire test of 60 minutes duration in the case of an “A” Class division and 30 minutes duration in the case of a “B” Class division; and
(b) the insulation of aluminium alloy components of columns, stanchions and other structural members required to support lifeboat and liferaft stowage, launching and embarkation areas, shall be such that the temperature rise limitation specified in paragraph (a) shall apply for 60 minutes duration.

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

75A. Helicopter decks
(1) Subregulations (2), (3) and (4) apply to a post 1992 ship (other than a post-1998 ship) having a helicopter deck. (L.N. 254 of 2018)
(1A) Subregulation (5) applies to a post-1998 ship. (L.N. 254 of 2018)
(2) Subject to subregulation (4), the helicopter deck shall be of steel or steel equivalent fire-resistant construction.
(3) If the space below the helicopter deck is of a high fire risk, the insulation standard shall be to the satisfaction of the Director.
(4) If the Director so permits, the helicopter deck may be constructed of aluminium or other low melting metal construction that is not made equivalent to steel, except that—
(a) if the platform is cantilevered over the side of the ship, then, after the occurrence of a fire on the ship or on the platform, the platform shall undergo a structural analysis to determine its suitability for further use;
(b) if the platform is located above the ship’s deckhouse or similar structure—
(i) the deckhouse top and bulkheads under the platform shall have no openings;
(ii) all windows under the platform shall be provided with steel shutters;
(iii) after a fire on or in close proximity to the platform, the platform shall undergo a structural analysis to determine its suitability for further use.
(5) Provisions of helicopter facilities on a ship must be in accordance with the Standards for On-board Helicopter Facilities adopted by the International Maritime Organization by Resolution A.855(20). (L.N. 254 of 2018)
(L.N. 410 of 1995)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

77. Bulkheads within a main vertical zone
(1) Every bulkhead within the accommodation spaces or service spaces not being a bulkhead required by these regulations to consist of an “A” Class division, shall consist of a “B” Class division or “C” Class division as required by the tables at the end of regulation 78. All such divisions may be faced with combustible materials in accordance with regulation 84.
(2) In every ship other than a post October 1994 ship, all corridor bulkheads where not required to be “A” Class divisions shall be “B” Class divisions which shall extend from deck to deck except that— (L.N. 410 of 1995)
(a) when continuous “B” Class ceilings and/or linings are fitted on both sides of the bulkhead, the portion of the bulkhead behind the continuous ceiling or lining shall be of material which in thickness and composition meets the requirements of “B” Class divisions, but which is required to meet “B” Class fire integrity standards only so far as is reasonable and practicable in the opinion of the Director; and
(b) in the case of a ship protected by an automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system complying with the provisions of Schedule 7 the corridor bulkheads of “B” Class materials may terminate at a ceiling in the corridor, provide that such a ceiling is of material which in thickness and composition meets the requirements of “B” Class divisions; notwithstanding the requirements of regulation 78, such bulkheads and ceilings shall be required to meet “B” Class fire integrity standards only so far as is reasonable and practicable in the opinion of the Director; all doors and their frames in such bulkheads shall be of non-combustible materials and shall be constructed and erected so as to provide substantial fire resistance to the satisfaction of the Director.
(3) Every bulkhead required to be a “B” Class division, except a corridor bulkhead prescribed in subregulation (2), shall extend from deck to deck and to the shell or other boundaries unless continuous “B” Class ceilings and/or linings fitted on both sides of the bulkhead are at least of the same fire resistance as the bulkhead, in which case the bulkhead may terminate at the continuous ceiling and/or lining. (L.N. 410 of 1995)

### Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations 《商船(安全)(防火)(1984年9月1日或之後建造的船舶)規例》

88A. Protection of certain cargo spaces: post-1998 ships
(1) This regulation applies to a post-1998 ship.
(2) The cargo space of a ship intended for carrying motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks must comply with the applicable requirements on permanent openings specified in regulation 38.5 of specified Chapter II-2.
(3) The ro/ro cargo space of a ship must comply with the applicable requirements on the structural protection specified in regulation 38-1.1 of specified Chapter II-2.
(4) The closed ro/ro cargo space and the open ro/ro cargo space of a ship must comply with the applicable requirements on the fire protection specified in regulations 38-1.2 and 38-1.3 of specified Chapter II-2.
(5) Subregulation (4) does not apply to the following spaces that are intended for carrying motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks—
(a) a special category space;
(b) a ro/ro cargo space.
(L.N. 254 of 2018)