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CLASSIFICATION OF
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PART 4 CHAPTER 10
FIRE SAFETY
JULY 2004
CONTENTS
Sec. 1
Sec. 2
Sec. 3
Sec. 4
App. A
App. B
App. C
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CONTENTS
SEC. 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .......................... 5
A.
Application.............................................................................5
A 100
Application........................................................................5
B. Scope of Work
.......................................................................5
B 100
Classification.....................................................................5
B 200 SOLAS safety certificates
.................................................5
C. Submission of Documentation..............................................5
C 100 General
..............................................................................5
D 100
Definitions.........................................................................5
D. Definitions
..............................................................................5
H
19
H
19
H
19
H
20
H
H
20
20
100
200
300
400
500
600
C.
Escape...................................................................................10
C 100 Means of escape
..............................................................10
A 300 Scope
...............................................................................13
A 400 Submission of documentation
.........................................13
A. General
.................................................................................11
A 100 Application......................................................................11
A 200 Submission of documentation
.........................................11
A. General
.................................................................................15
A 100
Application......................................................................15
B. Means of Escape
..................................................................11
B 100 General
............................................................................11
B 200 Means of escape from accommodation spaces, service
spaces and control stations
..............................................11
B 300 Means of escape from machinery spaces ........................11
B 400 Means of escape from ro-ro spaces.................................12
B 100
A 100 Application......................................................................13
A 200
Purpose............................................................................13
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ET NORSKE
VERITAS
VERITAS
P 100
K 100
K 200
Q 100
R 100
General ............................................................................ 21
22
A. General ................................................................................ 22
A 100
B 100
C 100
Application...................................................................... 22
General requirements ..................................................... 22
General requirements ...................................................... 22
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ET NORSKE
VERITAS
VERITAS
C 200
C 300
A. General................................................................................. 25
A 100
A 200
A 300
A 400
A 500
A 600
Application .....................................................................25
Water and foam concentrate supply systems ..................25
Foam generating components and foam
generator room ................................................................25
System arrangement ........................................................ 25
Arrangement for machinery spaces and
cargo pump rooms...........................................................26
Arrangement for ro-ro spaces .........................................26
SECTION 1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Application
A 100 Application
101
Unless explicitly stated, the requirements of this
chapter do not apply to:
B. Scope of Work
B 100 Classification
101 The requirements in Sec.2 apply to cargo ships of less
than 500 gross tonnage assigned main class.
102 The requirements in Sec.3 apply to cargo ships of 500
gross tonnage and above assigned main class.
103 Supplementary requirements will be enforced for ships
with additional class notations as required by the respective
parts of the rules.
Guidance note:
Other requirements in Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3 and Pt.4 may apply in
addi- tion to these rules.
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B 200
C. Submission of Documentation
C 100 General
101
Verification of design is based on an assessment of
plans and documentation containing relevant information
elements.
102 Plans and documentation shall be submitted for assessment as required by Sec.2, Sec.3 and Sec.4 respectively depending on the Societys scope of work.
D. Definitions
D 100 Definitions
101
Accommodation spaces are those spaces used for
public spaces, corridors, lavatories, cabins, offices,
hospitals, cine-
class "A-60"
class "A-30"
class "A-15"
class "A-0"
60 minutes
30 minutes
15 minutes
0 minutes
106 Cargo area is that part of the ship that contains cargo
holds, cargo tanks, slop tanks and cargo pump-rooms including pump-rooms, cofferdams, ballast and void spaces
adjacent to cargo tanks and also deck areas throughout the
entire length and breadth of the part of the ship over the
above mentioned spaces.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.6)
107 A cargo ship is any ship that is not a passenger ship.
(SOLAS Reg. I/2(g))
108 Cargo spaces are spaces used for cargo, cargo oil
tanks, tanks for other liquid cargo and trunks to such spaces.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.8)
109 Central control station is a control station in which the
following control and indicator functions are centralised:
fixed fire detection and fire alarm system
automatic sprinklers, fire detection and fire alarm
system
fire door indicator panels
fire door closure
watertight door indicator panels
watertight door closure
ventilation fans
general/fire alarms
communication systems including telephones
microphones to public address systems.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.9)
110 C class divisions are divisions constructed of approved non-combustible materials. They need meet neither
re- quirements relative to the passage of smoke and flame
nor limitations relative to the temperature rise. Combustible
ve- neers are permitted provided they meet other
requirements of this chapter.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.10)
111 A division consisting of a non-combustible core and
combustible veneers may be accepted as a B or C class division, provided that the non-combustible core is tested in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code, part 1, that the
B class division is tested in accordance with the Fire Test
Proce- dures Code, part 3, and that the veneers mounted to
the non- combustible core are tested in accordance with the
Fire Test Procedures Code, part 5 and part 2 if applicable.
(IACS UI SC125)
112 Chemical tanker is a cargo ship constructed or adapted
and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product of a
flammable nature listed in chapter 17 of the International
Bulk Chemical Code, as defined in regulation VII/8.1.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.11)
113 Closed ro-ro spaces are ro-ro spaces which are neither
open ro-ro spaces nor weather decks.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.12)
114 Closed vehicle spaces are vehicle spaces which are neither open vehicle spaces nor weather decks.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.13)
115 Combination carrier is a cargo ship designed to carry
both oil and solid cargoes in bulk.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.14)
116 Combustible material is any material other than a noncombustible material.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.15)
117 Continuous B class ceilings or linings are those "B"
class ceilings or linings which terminate at an "A" or "B"
class division.
136 Open ro-ro spaces are those ro-ro spaces that are either
open at both ends or have an opening at one end, and are provided with adequate natural ventilation effective over their
en- tire length through permanent openings distributed in the
side plating or deckhead or from above, having a total area of
at least 10% of the total area of the space sides.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.35)
137
Open vehicle spaces are those vehicle spaces either
open at both ends, or have an opening at one end and are
provided with adequate natural ventilation effective over
their entire length through permanent openings distributed in
the side plat- ing or deckhead or from above, having a total
area of at least
10% of the total area of the space sides.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.36)
138 A passenger ship is a ship which carries more than
twelve passengers.
(SOLAS Reg. I/2(f))
139 Prescriptive requirements means the construction characteristics, limiting dimensions, or fire safety systems specified in the rules.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.38)
140 Public spaces are those portions of the accommodation
which are used for halls, dining rooms, lounges and similar
permanently enclosed spaces.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.39)
141
Rooms containing furniture and furnishings of
restricted fire risk, are those rooms containing furniture and
furnishings of restricted fire risk (whether cabins, public
spaces, offices or other types of accommodation) in which:
case furniture such as desks, wardrobes, dressing tables,
bureaux, dressers, are constructed entirely of approved
non-combustible materials, except that a combustible veneer not exceeding 2 mm may be used on the working
sur- face of such articles
free-standing furniture such as chairs, sofas, tables, are
constructed with frames of non-combustible materials
draperies, curtains and other suspended textile materials
have qualities of resistance to the propagation of flame
not inferior to those of wool having a mass of mass 0.8
kg/m2, this being determined in accordance with the Fire
Test Procedures Code
floor coverings have low flame-spread characteristics;
exposed surfaces of bulkheads, linings and ceilings have
low flame-spread characteristics
upholstered furniture has qualities of resistance to the ignition and propagation of flame, this being determined in
accordance with the Fire Test Procedures Code
bedding components have qualities of resistance to the
ig- nition and propagation of flame, this being
determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures
Code.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.40)
142 Ro-ro spaces are spaces not normally subdivided in any
way and normally extending to either a substantial length or
the entire length of the ship in which motor vehicles with fuel
in their tanks for their own propulsion and/or goods
(packaged or in bulk, in or on rail or road cars, vehicles
(including road or rail tankers), trailers, containers, pallets,
demountable tanks or in or on similar stowage units or other
receptacles) can be load- ed and unloaded normally in a
horizontal direction.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.41)
143 Ro-ro passenger ship means a passenger ship with roro spaces or special category spaces.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.42)
144 Steel or other equivalent material means any non-combustible material which, by itself or due to insulation
provided, has structural and integrity properties equivalent to
steel at the end of the applicable exposure to the standard fire
test (e.g. alu- minium alloy with appropriate insulation).
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.43)
145
Sauna is a hot room with temperatures normally
varying between 80-120C where the heat is provided by a
hot surface (e.g. by an electrically-heated oven). The hot
room may also include the space where the oven is located
and adjacent bath- rooms.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.44)
146
Service spaces are those spaces used for galleys,
pantries containing cooking appliances, lockers, mail and
specie rooms, storerooms, workshops other than those
forming part of the machinery spaces, and similar spaces and
trunks to such spaces.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.45)
147
Special category spaces are those enclosed vehicle
spac- es above and below the bulkhead deck, into and from
which vehicles can be driven and to which passengers have
access. Special category spaces may be accommodated on
more than
one deck provided that the total overall clear height for vehicles does not exceed 10 m.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.46)
148 A standard fire test is a test in which specimens of the
relevant bulkheads or decks are exposed in a test furnace to
temperatures corresponding approximately to the standard
time-temperature curve in accordance with the test method
specified in the Fire Test Procedures Code.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.47)
149 A tanker is a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the
carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature.
(SOLAS Reg. I/2(h))
150 Vehicle spaces are cargo spaces intended for carriage
of motor vehicles with fuel in their tanks for their own
propul- sion.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.49)
151 Weather deck is a deck which is completely exposed to
the weather from above and from at least two sides.
(SOLAS Reg. II-2/3.50)
SECTION 2
FIRE SAFETY MEASURES FOR CARGO SHIPS
OF LESS THAN 500 GROSS TONNAGE
A. General
A 100 Application
101 The requirements in this section apply to cargo ships of
less than 500 gross tonnage assigned main class and which
are in line with IACS IG2 for ships with unrestricted service.
102 Where the government of the flag state has prescribed
specific rules and regulations for fire safety measures, such
rules and regulations may be considered as the basis for
assign- ment of main class on the condition that they are
deemed to
Submission of documentation
201 Plans and documentation containing the information elements as described in Table A1 shall be submitted for
approv- al.
202 Table A1 shows information elements that shall be submitted for approval and gives reference to specific parts of
the rules for the scope of verification.
Verification
reference
Information elements
B700
B700
B100
B400
B600
B
The additional pump shall have sufficient capacity and pressure to provide a 6 m jet throw with nozzles not less than
10 mm diameter. The jet throw shall be capable of being directed on to any part of the ship.
B. Suppression of Fire
B 100
Fire pumps
401 For ships above 350 gross tonnage, a fixed fire-extinguishing system shall be provided in machinery spaces of category A and in cargo pump rooms. The system shall be as
required for ships of 500 gross tonnage and above (ref.
SOLAS Ch. II-2/10.4)
B 500 Cargo tank protection
501 Mobile foam applicators shall be provided on cargo
tank decks.
B 600
Fire-fighters outfits
C. Escape
C 100
Means of escape
SECTION 3
FIRE SAFETY MEASURES FOR CARGO SHIPS
OF 500 GROSS TONNAGE AND ABOVE
A. General
A 100
Application
101
The requirements in this section apply to cargo ships
of
500 gross tonnage and above assigned main class.
A 200
Submission of documentation
B. Means of Escape
B 100
General
SECTION 4
FIRE SAFETY MEASURES FOR ISSUE OF
SOLAS SAFETY CERTIFICATES
A. General
A 100 Application
101
The requirements in this section apply when the
govern- ment of the flag state has authorised the Society to
issue the
SOLAS safety equipment certificate (CEC) and SOLAS
safety construction certificate (CCC) on their behalf.
A 200
Purpose
201
The purpose of this section shall provide a set of
clarify- ing requirements for Ch.II-2 of SOLAS. The
clarifying re- quirements are made up of the Societys and
IACS interpretations to Ch.II-2 of SOLAS and are meant as
a further detailing and clarification of the basic SOLAS
requirement.
A 300
Scope
Method of construction
Categories of spaces
Details of fire insulation and specification of materials
and doors
Structural fire protection plan
Application of fire rated divisions for all areas and spaces
Draught stops
Duct layout and construction details
Specification of fire insulated ducts
Position, dimension and details of fire dampers
Ventilation system drawing
Arrangement of means of control for closure of
openings
stopofofventilation
ventilationduct
fanspenetrations through fire
and
Details
divisions
Penetration details drawing
Details of cable penetrations through fire divisions
Details of pipe penetrations through fire divisions
Arrangement of primary and secondary escape routes including stairways, escape trunks and escape ladders
Escape route plan
Width of escape routes including doors
Inclination of stairways/ladders
Fire pumps including emergency fire pump
Arrangement and construction details of fire main and
isolating valves
Fire main system drawing
Number and positions of hydrants and hoses
Fire pump capacity calculations
Specification and location of all equipment
Reference to equipment certificates
for fixedoffireArrangement
Calculationsdrawings
for the quantity
the media used and the
extinguishing system in machinery
proposed rates of application
spaces
Release instructions
Control and monitoring system
Arrangement drawings for fixed local-application fire-extinguishing
system in machinery spaces
(as relevant)
Details of construction
Means of escape
Fire-fighting appliances
Drainage Facilities
Helicopter refuelling and hangar facilities
Verification reference
SOLAS Ch.II-2, Regulations: 10.3,
10.10, 15.2.4, 19.3.6, 19.3.7 and
20.6.2 as applicable
SOLAS Ch.II-2, Regulations: 4.4, 5.3,
6, 8.4, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 11.2, 11.3,
11.4, 19.3.8, 20.2.2 and 20.5 as applicable
APPENDIX A
INTERPRETATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO SOLAS CH. II-2
A. General
A 100 Application
101 This appendix shall be regarded as the Societys interpretations of SOLAS Ch. II-2 and is considered as part of the
scope described in Sec.4.
102
Each interpretation starts with a reference to the
applica- ble technical requirement of SOLAS or the FSS
Code. Follow- ing the interpretation text, reference is made to
the applicable IACS interpretation. For interpretations made
by the Society, this is so indicated with (DNV).
glass bottles and metal cans and are suitably marked. (IACS
UI SC 166)
1
11
10
8
18
15
16
Accommodation
spaces, service
spaces and control
stations
17
11
18
Corridors,
stairway enclosures
2
12
6
9
10
5
Concealed or
inaccessible spaces
7
13
14
Fig. 1
Schematic showing components for methods IC, IIC and IIIC - (IACS UI SC126)
13
14
C
Low flame
spread
(Reg. II-2/
5.3.2.4)
D
Equivalent
volume
(Reg. II-2/
5.3.2)
E Calorific
val- ue
(Reg. II-2/
5.3.2)
F Smoke
production
(Reg. II-2/6)
G
Not readily
ignited
(Reg. II-2/
4.4.4 and 6)
X
X
X2)
X2)
X2)
X
X
X
X
X
X3)
X
X
X
Vapour barriers used on pipes for cold services (see UI SC 102) may be of combustible materials providing that their surface has low flame spread
char- acteristics (Reg. II-2/5.3.1.1)
Applicable to paints, varnishes and other finishes (Reg. II-2/6.2)
Only in corridors and stairway enclosures
D
Equivalent
volume
(Reg. II-2/
5.3.2)
X3)
E
Calorific
value
(Reg. II-2/
5.3.2)
F Smoke
production
(Reg. II-2/6)
X5)
X3)
X2)
X5)
X2)
X5)
G
Not readily
ignited
(Reg. II-2/
4.4.4 and 6)
X3)
X3)
X3)
X
X3)
X2)
Vapour barriers used on pipes for cold services (see UI SC 102) may be of combustible materials providing that their surface has low flame spread
char- acteristics (Reg. II-2/5.3.1.1)
Where the material is fitted on non-combustible bulkheads, ceiling on lining in accommodation and service spaces (Reg. II-2/5.3.2.2)
To be applied to those accommodation and service spaces bounded by non-combustible bulkheads, ceiling and linings (Reg. II-2/5.3.2.3)
Only in corridors and stairway enclosures serving accommodation and service spaces and control stations (Reg. II-2/5.3.1.2.2)
Applicable to paints, varnishes and other finishes (Reg. II-2/6.2)
Only in corridors and stairway enclosures
(DNV)
(IACS UI SC102)
Concerning the use of asbestos, see Ch. 1 Sec.2 A200.
G 200
divisions
(IACS UI SC115)
Hatches to engine room for transport of goods shall be weather-tight. Where remote control for closing of the hatch is not
provided, signboard to the effect that the hatch-cover shall be
closed at all times except during transfer of goods, shall be
posted.
(DNV)
Unless the two main fire pumps, their sea suctions and the
fuel supply or source of power for each pump are situated
within compartments separated at least by A-0 divisions, so
that a fire in any one compartment will not render both fire
pumps inop- erable, an emergency fire pump should be fitted.
An arrange- ment in which one main fire pump is located in a
compartment having more than one bulkhead or deck
adjacent to the com- partment containing the other main fire
pump should also re- quire an emergency fire pump.
(IACS UI SC 162)
Not only emergency pumps, but also sea water inlet, suction
and delivery pipes with valves etc. shall be outside the compartment containing the other fire pumps. Only short lengths
of suction and discharge piping may, however, under certain
cir- cumstances penetrate the machinery spaces if enclosed in
sub- stantial steel casing (Reg. II-2/10.2.1.4.1).
The sea-chest with valve and the main part of the suction piping should be, in general, outside the machinery spaces. If
this arrangement cannot be made, the sea chest may be fitted
in the machinery spaces on the condition that the valve is
remotely controlled from a position near the pump, in the
same compart- ment, and the suction pipe is as short as
practicable.
In lieu of the steel casing the pipe may be insulated
equivalent to class A-60 standard. The pipe should have
substantial wall
1)
Where the length of the ship exceeds 100 m, the pitch may be taken as
500/L degrees where L = length of the ship, in metres, as defined in Pt.3
Ch.1 Sec.1.
(IACS UI SC 178)
Alternatively, different number or location may be determined by the Society taking into consideration the layout
and dimensions or the normal manning of the space.
(IACS UI SC49)
503 SOLAS Reg. II-2/10.8 and FSS Code Ch. 14.2.3.2.3
H 600
Fire-fighters outfits
3)
APPENDIX B
FIXED GAS FIRE-EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
A. General
A 100 Application
101 This appendix shall be regarded as the Societys interpretations to the FSS Code Ch. 5. The appendix shall be considered additional to the requirements of SOLAS Ch.II-2 and
the FSS Code.
102
Where considered relevant, the interpretation starts
with a reference to the applicable requirement the FSS Code.
Where
the interpretation is made by IACS, this is indicated after the
interpretation.
General requirements
General requirements
TableRegarding
C1 Minimum
wall thickness
for steel pipesinspection
for fire- and testing of pipes, see Ch.6 Sec.7. For CO -manifolds the test
314
manufacture,
workmanship,
2
extinguishing
pressure
may beCO
accepted
2 pipes as 1.25 times design pressure.
External diameter
From valves to
315 The distribution manifolds and the pipes between the
From CO2 bottles to
D (mm)
nozzles (mm)
valves (mm)
cylinders and the manifolds shall be subject to a pressure test
of at least 1.25 times the relief valve setting, or minimum
21.3 26.9
3.2
2.6
125 bar prior to installation. After installation, pipe sections
30.0 48.3
4.0
3.2
between cylinders and master valves as well as any release
51.0 60.3
4.5
3.6
line
63.5 76.1
5.0
3.6
incorporated in the system shall be pneumatically pressure
tested to at least 50 bar. All piping from master valves to noz82.5 88.9
5.6
4.0
zles shall be tightness tested.
101.6
6.3
4.0
108.0 114.3
127.0
133.0 139.7
152.4 168.3
7.1
8.0
8.0
8.8
4.5
4.5
5.0
5.6
2)
3)
4)
311
boiler rooms shall be protected internally against corrosion.
312 In order to reduce the pipe resistance, the pipes shall be
laid as straight as possible and to follow the shortest way to
the nozzles. Connecting pieces shall not be fitted in such a
way that the pipe threads are exposed to corrosion. All pipes
intend- ed to carry CO2 shall be free from burs, rust and
scale.
313
The diameter of CO2 pipes shall be based on the
quantity of CO2 they are intended
to carry. The maximum
quantity of CO2 which may be carried through any pipeline is
given in Ta- ble C2. Deviations from the table may be
accepted when documented by calculations.
316 A function test of the system shall be carried out to verify correct operating of release gear and alarms. The part of
the gas distribution piping that runs through accommodation
spac- es shall be designed and tested in accordance with IMO
MSC/ Circ.847, 5.1.2. All other piping shall be tested to
ensure that it is free from obstructions. As far as practicable,
the function testing shall be performed in the most realistic
manner.
General
4) The two safety relief valves should be arranged so that either valve can be shut off while the other is connected to
the vessel. The setting of the relief valves should not be
less than 1.1 times working pressure. The capacity of
each valve should be such that the vapours generated
under fire condition can be discharged with a pressure
rise not more than 20% above the setting pressure. The
discharge from the safety valves should be led to the
open.
5) The vessel(s) and outgoing pipes permanently filled with
carbon dioxide should have thermal insulation preventing
the operation of the safety valve in 24 hours after deener- gizing the plant, at ambient temperature of 45C
and an in- itial pressure equal to the starting pressure of
the refrigeration unit.
6) The vessel(s) should be serviced by two automated completely independent refrigerating units solely intended for
this purpose, each comprising a compressor and the relevant prime mover, evaporator and condenser.
7)
APPENDIX C
HIGH EXPANSION AND INSIDE AIR FOAM SYSTEMS
A. General
A 100
Application
IMO FSS Code. This shall be calculated with respect to maximum horizontal area of the room, without reduction for engines, boilers, loose tanks, etc.
503 The foam production capacity is also to be sufficient to
fill the whole room (entire volume enclosed by A-class
bound- aries) to the level of the main deck in the course of
maximum
10 minutes.
504 The system shall also cover the lower part of the casing
and in all cases the highest risk object in casing (for instance
boiler).
505
Where a cargo pump room is covered by a foam
system, the foam concentrate shall be approved for use with
the cargo being carried
A 600
601 The high expansion foam shall be distributed to the respective rooms by means of ducts. The ducts shall be dimensioned according to the size of the foam generator's outlet,
and
shall be so located that an even distribution of foam is
obtained throughout the room to be protected.
602
The layout shall take into consideration obstructions
that can be expected when cargo are on board. As a
minimum, duct shall be led to every second deck, including
movable decks. The horizontal spacing of ducts shall ensure
rapid supply of foam to all parts of the protected space. This
will be considered case by case based on any full scale test
undertaken by the manufacturer.
603 The foam production capacity shall be sufficient to fill
the whole room (entire volume enclosed by A-class boundaries) in the course of maximum 10 minutes.