MERCHANT SHIPPING PART I PRELIMINARY Citation, commencement, interpretation, application, exemption and revocation Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classification of ships 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE APPLIANCES PASSENGER SHIPS SHIPS OF CLASS I Fire pumps, fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portable fire extinguishers in accommodation, cargo and service spaces 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed fire-extinguishing systems in cargo spaces 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special requirements for cargo space ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery spaces of Category A 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery spaces containing steam turbines or enclosed steam engines 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 in addition, where such spaces are to be periodically unattended, a fire-extinguishing system, specified in regulation 7(1) shall be fitted. Fire-extinguishing appliances in other machinery spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paint lockers etc. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire patrol, detection and alarm systems 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirement for ships constructed on or after 1st January 1994 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirement for ships constructed on or after 1st October 1994 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Firemen’s outfits 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International shore connection 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OF CLASS II 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OF CLASS II(A) OF 21.34 METRES IN LENGTH OR OVER 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE APPLIANCES SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS AND TANKERS SHIPS OF CLASS VII OF 500 TONS OR OVER Fire pumps, fire mains, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 In every ship of Class VII of 2,000 tons or over the emergency fire pump shall— be capable of delivering at least one jet of water simultaneously from each of any two hydrants and hoses through nozzles which shall comply with the requirements of regulation 40(5)(b); and meet the requirements or regulations 38(5). Portable fire extinguishers 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed fire-extinguishing arrangements in cargo spaces 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special requirements for cargo space ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery spaces of Category A 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery spaces containing steam turbines or enclosed steam engines 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirement for ships constructed after 1st September 1984 where such spaces are to be periodically unattended there shall be provided additionally either a fixed pressure water-spraying system complying with the requirements of Schedule 2, or a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system complying with the requirements of Schedule 4, in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1666. Fire-extinguishing appliances in other machinery spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paint lockers etc. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire detection and fire alarm systems and sample extraction smoke detection systems 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Firemen’s outfits 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International shore connection 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OF CLASS VII(A) 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OF CLASS VIII Requirements for ships of 1,000 tons or over constructed before 25th May 1980 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons constructed before 25th May 1980 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over constructed on or after 25th May 1980 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OF CLASS VIII(A), IX AND IX(A) Requirements for ships of 1,000 tons or over constructed before 25th May 1980 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons constructed before 25th May 1980 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over constructed on or after 25th May 1980 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OF CLASS XI Requirements for ships of 1,000 tons or over constructed before 25th May 1980 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons constructed before 25th May 1980 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over constructed on or after 25th May 1980 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OF CLASS XII Requirements for ships of 1,000 tons or over constructed before 25th May 1980 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons constructed before 25th May 1980 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships of 500 tons or over constructed on or after 25th May 1980 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE APPLIANCES TANKERS OF CLASS VII(T) OF 500 TONS OR OVER General requirements 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cargo tank protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inert gas systems 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deck foam systems 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed between 25th May 1980 and 1st September 1984 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equivalence 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cargo tank purging and/or gas freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cargo pump rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed fire-extinguishing arrangements in cargo pump rooms 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire main isolating valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Firemen’s outfits 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TANKERS OF CLASS VIII(T) 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TANKERS OF CLASSES VIII(A)(T) AND IX(A)(T) 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V FIRE PREVENTION AND APPLIANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL Requirements for ships provided with helicopter decks with or without fuelling facilities 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter deck operations manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ships constructed after 1st February 1992 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire pumps 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirement for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire main, water service pipes and hydrants 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire hoses, nozzles, etc. 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special requirements for fixed fire-extinguishing systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed low-expansion foam fire-extinguishing systems in machinery spaces 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed fire-extinguishing systems not required by these Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 25th May 1980 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire extinguishers 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire buckets 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Firemen’s outfits 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Means for stopping machinery, shutting off oil fuel suction pipes and closing of openings 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaseous fuel for domestic purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st September 1984 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire control plans 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Availability of fire-fighting appliances 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VI STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASSENGER SHIPS SHIPS OF CLASSES I, II, AND II(A) Application 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structure 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for ships constructed on or after 1st February 1992 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Main vertical zones and horizontal zones 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for a ship constructed on or after 1st October 1994 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulkheads within a main vertical zone 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire Integrity of bulkheads and decks 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of stairways and lifts in accommodation and service spaces 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Openings in “A” Class divisions 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Openings in “B” Class divisions 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventilation systems 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for a ship constructed on or after 1st January 1994 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows and sidescuttles 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction of combustible materials 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous items of fire protection 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system or fixed fire detection andfire alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements for a ship constructed on or after 25th May 1980 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for a ship constructed on or after 1st July 1986 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for a ship constructed on or after 1st January 1994 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships Constructed before 1st October 1994 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships Constructed on or after 1st October 1994 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of special category spaces and ro-ro cargo spaces 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of cargo spaces, other than special category spaces and ro-ro cargo spaces intended for the carriage of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own propulsion 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special arrangements in machinery spaces 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Means of escape 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirement for a ship constructed on or after 1st January 1994 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements for ro-ro passenger ships 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VII STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHIPS OTHER THAN PASSENGER SHIPS OR TANKERS TO WHICH PART VIII APPLIES SHIPS OF CLASSES VII, VII(A), VIII, VIII(A), IX and IX(A) AND TANKERS OF CLASSES VII(T), VIII(T), VIII(A)(T) AND IX(A)(T) OF 500 TONS OR OVER Application 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structure 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter decks 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methods of fire protection 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulkheads within accommodation spaces, services spaces and control stations 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire integrity of bulkheads and decks 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of stairways and lifts in accommodation and service spaces 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Openings in “A” Class divisions 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Openings in “B” Class divisions 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventilation systems 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Details of construction 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction of combustible materials 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous items of fire protection 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed fire detection and fire alarm system, and automatic sprinkler, fire detection and fire alarm system 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special arrangements in machinery spaces 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Means of escape 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VIII STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TANKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TANKERS OF CLASSES VII(T), VIII(T), VIII(A)(T) AND IX(A)(T) OF 500 TONS OR OVER Application 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structure 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter decks 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exterior boundaries of superstructures and deckhouses 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boundary bulkheads and decks of machinery spaces of Category A and cargo pump rooms 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulkheads within accommodation spaces, service spaces and control stations 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire integrity of bulkheads and decks 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of stairways and lifts in accommodation and service spaces 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Openings in “A” Class divisons 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Openings in “B” Class divisions 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ventilation systems 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Details of construction 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction of combustible materials 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous items of fire protection 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed fire detection and fire alarm system 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special arrangements in machinery spaces 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Means of escape 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IX SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS Ships carrying explosives 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ships carrying dangerous goods 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART X EQUIVALENTS, PENALTIES AND DETENTION Alternative construction and equivalents 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers to detain 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .