Section 1 General

101. Usage limit of combustible materials, etc.

Usage limit of combustible materials used in the exposed surfaces on board should comply with the requirements of Pt 8, Ch 2, 202. of the Rules.

102. Furniture, furnishings, etc.

1. Furniture shall be provided preferably in the corridor and the wall of above stairways.

2. Furniture and furnishings provided in the accommodation spaces or control stations of floating structures less than 1,000 tons gross tonnage shall be minor fire risk. However, when deemed ap- propriate by the Society, considering fire protection, which does not require.

103. Installation of stoves, etc.

Where stoves, gas/electric ranges or heaters are installed in the floating structures, these are to be as follows.

1. These shall be fixed in position not to move and so constructed as to reduce fire risks to a minimum. No such radiators shall be fitted with an element so exposed that clothing, curtains, or other similar materials can be scorched or set on fire by heat from the element.

2. Combustible parts from stoves, gas/electric ranges or heater bedplates and floor installing these things are to be non-combustible materials.

3. Except bedplates and floor by requirements of Par 2, in case of non-combustible materials, these are to be the side of stoves and not less than 0.3 meter from the top, in case of except non-com- bustible material, these are to be not less than 0.6 meter from the stove sides, not less than 0.9 me- ter from the top.

4. Except the floor by Par 2, in case of except non-combustible materials, gas/electric ranges or heat- ers are to be not less than 0.3 meter from the their sides, not less than 0.9 meter from the top.

5. Funnel parts not insulated are to be not less than 0.3 meter from except non-combustible material.

6. The height of on weather deck is to be not less than 1 meter.

7. The parts of exhaust ducts passing the accommodation spaces are to be insulated.

104. Installation of flame screens

Flame screens to be able to protect fires from the related spaces are to be installed for the air pipe openings and other openings of the spaces having fuel oil tanks and accumulation possibility of other flammable vapours.

105. Installation of waste receptacles

Waste receptacles installed in the floating structures shall be constructed of non-combustible materi- als with no openings in the sides and bottom. This requirement is not intended to preclude the use of containers constructed of combustible materials in galleys, pantries, bars, garbage handling or storage spaces and incinerator rooms provided they are intended purely for the carriage of wet waste, glass bottles and metal cans and are suitably marked.

106. Boundary bulkheads

Boundary bulkheads of accommodation spaces and public spaces are to be constructed of non-com- bustible materials.