1 This paragraph is intended to apply to all enclosed
spaces and open cargo and ro-ro decks, except as defined below.
2 Spaces considered as being of no fire risk and
open decks (except open cargo and ro-ro decks) need not comply with
this requirement. In this context, spaces of no fire risk are those
containing no ignition sources and only insignificant combustible
materials (in addition to the combustible hull structure). Lights
and bilge alarm devices may be accepted in these spaces if smoke detection
is provided.
3 Dedicated storage rooms for gas fire-extinguishing
systems may also be considered as spaces of no fire risk.
4 Insulation systems approved as a 30-min or 60-min
fire-resisting division, as per paragraph 7.2.1 of the Code, need
not be qualified as a fire-restricting material, provided that the
insulation is non-combustible, as per the International Code for Application
of Fire Test Procedures, 2010 (2010 FTP Code).
5 The test qualifying fire-restricting materials
does not specify how to test floors. The following methods may be
applied:
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.1 for areas where a sprinkler system is not provided,
a design with the deck of fibre-reinforced polymers covered by a non-combustible
board or insulation faced with an approved floor covering according
to the 2010 FTP Code, parts 2 and 5, may
be accepted; and
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.2 for areas where a sprinkler system is provided,
a floor design with a floor covering approved according to the 2010 FTP Code, parts 2 and 5, applied directly
on the deck constructed of fibre-reinforced polymers, may be accepted.