14.5 Open Flame Gas Appliances
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14.5 Open Flame Gas Appliances

  14.5.1 Open flame gas appliances provided for cooking, heating or any other purposes should comply with the requirements of EC Directive 90/396/EEC ("Council Directive of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels"), so far as the requirements of the Directive apply to any particular appliance and be suitable for marine use and installation in boats.

  14.5.2 Installation of a gas appliance should be in accordance with a recognised standard listed in the Standards Annex 13 or equivalent and Annex 5 Gas Installations.

  14.5.3 Materials which are in the vicinity of open flame cooking or heating appliances should be non-combustible, except that these materials may be faced with any surface finish having a Class 1 surface spread of flame rating when tested in accordance with a recognised standard, see Standards Annex 13.

  14.5.4 Combustible materials and other surfaces which do not have a surface spread of flame rating should not be left unprotected within the following distances of a standard cooker:-

  • .1 400mm vertically above the cooker, for horizontal surfaces, when the vessel is upright;

  • .2 125mm horizontally from the cooker, for vertical surfaces.

  14.5.5 Curtains or any other suspended textile materials should not be fitted within 600mm of any open flame cooking, heating or other appliance.

  14.5.6 With regard to Section 14.5.4 and 14.5.5 above, ISO 9094 will be taken as acceptable.

Parent topic: 14 Fire Safety
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