### 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》

93. Bulkheads within a main vertical zone
(1) Every bulkhead within the accommodation spaces or services spaces not being a bulkhead required by these regulations to consist of an “A” Class division, shall consist of a “B” Class division or a “C” Class division as prescribed in the tables at the end of regulation 94. All such divisions may be faced with combustible materials in accordance with the provisions of regulation 100.
(2) 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—
(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 a 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 a corridor bulkhead of “B” Class integrity may terminate at a ceiling in the corridor, provided that such a ceiling is of a material which, in thickness and composition, is acceptable in the construction of “B” Class divisions; notwithstanding the requirements of regulation 94, such bulkheads and ceilings are required to meet “B” Class fire integrity standard only as 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 provided adequate 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》

95. Protection of stairways and lifts in accommodation and service spaces
(1) All stairways shall be of steel frame construction except where the Director may approve the use of other equivalent material, and shall be within enclosures formed of “A” Class divisions, except that—
(a) an isolated stairway connecting only 2 decks need not be enclosed on both decks provided that the integrity of the deck is maintained by bulkheads or doors at one between-deck space; when a stairway is closed at one between-deck space, the stairway enclosure shall have the same integrity standard as is required by table 6 at the end of regulation 94 for the deck which separates the between-deck spaces; and
(b) stairways may be fitted within the open part of a public space provided that they lie wholly within such public space.
(2) Every opening in a stairway enclosure shall be provided with a means of closure which shall be permanently attached thereto.
(3) In a ship other than a post October 1994 ship, every stairway enclosure shall have direct communication with the corridors and be of sufficient area to prevent congestion having regard to the number of persons likely to use it in an emergency. In so far as practicable, stairway enclosures shall not give direct access to cabins, service lockers or other enclosed spaces containing combustibles in which a fire is likely to originate. (L.N. 410 of 1995)
(3A) In a post October 1994 ship, every stairway enclosure shall have direct access with the corridors and be of a sufficient area to prevent congestion, having regard to the number of persons likely to use it in an emergency. Within the perimeter of such stairway enclosures, only public toilets, lockers of non-combustible material providing storage for safety equipment and open information counters are permitted. Only public spaces, corridors, public toilets, special category spaces, other escape stairways required by regulation 76(2)(c) of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations (Cap. 369 sub. leg. AM) and external areas are permitted to have direct access to these stairway enclosures. (L.N. 410 of 1995; E.R. 1 of 2022)
(4) Every lift trunk shall be so fitted as to prevent the passage of smoke and flame from one between-deck to another and shall be provided with means of closing so as to permit the control of draught and smoke.

### 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》

104. Protection of cargo spaces, other than special category spaces or ro/ro cargo spaces, intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion
In every ship the following provisions shall apply to any cargo space, other than a special category space or ro/ro cargo space, containing motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion—
(a) a fixed fire detection and fire alarm system of an approved type complying with the requirements specified in Schedule 11 or a sample extraction smoke detection system complying with Schedule 12 shall be provided;
(b) a fixed pressure water spraying system complying with the requirements specified in Schedule 9 or a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system complying with the requirements specified in Schedule 10 shall be provided; and
(c) the outlet from any exhaust ventilation duct shall be sited in a safe position having regard to possible sources of ignition; ventilation ducts, including dampers, shall be of steel.

### 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》

104A. 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)

105. Special arrangement in machinery spaces
The following provisions shall apply to machinery spaces—
(a) the number of openings to machinery spaces shall be the minimum compatible with the proper working of the ship;
(b) windows shall not be fitted in machinery space boundaries;
(c) doors in the boundaries of machinery spaces of Category A, other than watertight doors and the fire-screen door referred to in paragraph (d), shall be arranged so that the closure of the door will be assured in the event of fire in the space; the doors shall be provided with closing arrangements which either comply with the regulation 95(6) or are provided with power operated closing arrangements operable from the control position required by regulation 71(4); and
(d) any machinery space of Category A which is accessible from an adjacent shaft tunnel shall be provided with a light-weight steel fire-screen door in addition to any watertight door; the fire-screen door shall be operable from each side and shall be located at the shaft tunnel side of the bulkhead.

106. No provision.

107. No provision.

108. No provision.

109. Application
Regulation 110 applies to passenger ships of Classes I to II(A) inclusive.