| (Cap 369 sections 99, 107 and 112) [2 August 1991] (L.N. 293 of 1991) Cap 369Y reg 1 Citation, interpretation and application PART I PRELIMINARY (1) These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety) (Fire Protection) (Ships Built On or After 1 September 1984) Regulations. (2) (Omitted as spent) (3) In these regulations the following expressions have the following meanings respectively- ""A" Class division" ("A"级隔板) means a bulkhead or part of a deck which is- (a) constructed of steel or other equivalent material; (b) suitably stiffened; (c) so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the 60 minute standard fire test; and (d) so insulated where necessary with suitable non-combustible materials that if the division is exposed to a standard fire test the average temperature on the unexposed side of the division shall not increase more than 139oC above the initial temperature nor shall the temperature at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 180oC above the initial temperature within the time listed below- "A-60" standard 60 minutes "A-30" standard 30 minutes "A-15" standard 15 minutes "A-0" standard 0 minutes;"accommodation spaces" (起居舱) means- (a) public spaces; (b) corridors and lobbies; (c) stairways; (d) lavatories; (e) cabins; (f) offices; (g) hospitals; (h) hairdressing salons; (i) pantries not containing cooking appliances; (j) lockers; (k) games and hobbies' rooms; (l) spaces similar to any of the foregoing and trunks to such spaces allocated to passengers or crew;"approved" (批准) means approved by the Director; ""B" Class division" ("B"级隔板) means a bulkhead, part of a deck, ceiling or lining which is- (a) so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of flame to the end of the first 30 minutes of the standard fire test; (b) so constructed as to provide an insulation standard such that, if the division is exposed to a standard fire test, the average temperature on the unexposed side of the division shall not increase more than 139oC above the initial temperature, nor shall the temperature at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 225oC above the initial temperature within the time listed below- "B-15" standard 15 minutes "B-0" standard 0 minutes; and(c) constructed of suitable non-combustible materials and all materials whose use is necessary for or ancillary to its construction and erection shall be non-combustible, with the exception that combustible veneers may be permitted provided that they meet the requirements of regulation 84, 100, 121 or 138;"bulkhead deck" (舱壁甲板) means the uppermost deck up to which transverse watertight bulkheads are carried; ""C" Class division" ("C"级隔板) means a bulkhead, ceiling or lining which is constructed of suitable non-combustible materials not being an "A" Class division or a "B" Class division; "cargo area" (货物区) means that part of the ship which contains- (a) the cargo tanks, slop tanks and cargo pump rooms; and (b) the following spaces when they are adjacent to the cargo tanks; namely, pump rooms other than cargo pump rooms, cofferdams, ballast spaces and void spaces,and extends fore and aft between the forward end of the most forward of those tanks or other spaces and the after end of the aftermost of those tanks or other spaces and athwartships over the whole breadth of the ship; and the deck area over that part of the ship;"cargo control station" (货物控制站) means a space from which the loading, discharging or transferring of any cargo may be controlled; "cargo pump room" (货泵房) means a room in which any pumps used for loading, discharging or transferring cargoes are located; "cargo ship" (货船) means any ship which is not a passenger ship; "cargo spaces" (货舱) are all spaces used for cargo including cargo oil tanks, slop tanks and trunks to such spaces; "central control station" (中央控制站) means a control station in which the following control and indicator functions are centralised- (a) fixed fire detection and alarm system; (b) automatic sprinklers, fire detection and alarm system; (c) fire door indicator panel; (d) fire door closure; (e) watertight door indicator panel; (f) watertight door opening and closing; (g) ventilation fans; (h) general/fire alarm; (i) communication systems including telephones; and (j) microphone to public address system; (L.N. 410 of 1995)"chemical tanker" (化学品液货船) means a tanker constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product of a flammable nature listed in either- (a) Chapter 17 of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk; or (b) Chapter VI of the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk,whichever is applicable; "closed ro/ro cargo space" (封闭式滚装货船) means a ro/ro cargo space which is not an open ro/ro space and not a weather deck; |
