1 Regulation 15 - Openings in watertight bulkheads in passenger ships
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1 Regulation 15 - Openings in watertight bulkheads in passenger ships

  Paragraph 2.1

Where fixed services, for example, pipes, scuppers or electrical cables, are carried through watertight subdivision bulkheads, one or more prototypes representing the arrangements for the watertight penetrations shall be tested for a period of at least 30 minutes under hydraulic pressure equal to or greater than that corresponding to the actual location in the vessel in which they are to be installed. There should be no leakage through the prototype arrangement for the duration of the test. Watertight bulkhead penetrations which can be seal welded do not require prototype testing.

Parent topic: Part B - Subdivision and stability
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