Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 6 - Fire Protection, Detection and Extinction - 6.4 Smoke Generation Potential and Toxicity:
6.4 Smoke Generation Potential and Toxicity:
Purpose
(1) The purpose of this paragraph is to reduce the hazard to life from smoke and toxic products generated during a fire in spaces where persons normally work or live by limiting the quantity of smoke and toxic products released from combustible materials, including surface finishes, during a fire.
Paints, Varnishes and other Finishes
(2) Paints, varnishes and other finishes used on exposed interior surfaces shall not be capable of producing excessive quantities of smoke and toxic products, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code.
(3) Paints, varnishes and other finishes used on exposed surfaces of cabin balconies, excluding natural hard wood decking systems, shall not be capable of producing excessive quantities of smoke and toxic products, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code.
Primary Deck Coverings
(4) Notwithstanding 6.2(34), primary deck coverings, if applied within accommodation and service spaces, control stations and on open decks shall be of approved material which will not give rise to smoke or toxic or explosive hazards at elevated temperatures, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code.
(5) Notwithstanding 6.2(34) primary deck coverings on cabin balconies shall not give rise to smoke, toxic or explosive hazards at elevated temperatures, this being determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code.
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