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(Cap 369 section 107) [2 August 1991] (L.N. 324 of 1991) Cap 369AL reg 1 Interpretation and application Expanded Cross Reference: 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL (1) (Repealed L.N. 138 of 1994) (1A) (Omitted as spent) (2) In these regulations except when the context otherwise requires- ""A" Class division" ("A"级隔板) means a bulkhead or part of a deck which is- (a) constructed of steel or other equivalent material; (b) suitably stiffened; (c) so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the 60 minutes standard fire test; and (d) so insulated where necessary with suitable non-combustible materials that if the division is exposed to a standard fire test the average temperature on the unexposed side of the division shall not increase more than 139oC above the initial temperature nor shall the temperature at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 180oC above the initial temperature within the time listed below: "A-60" standard 60 minutes "A-30" standard 30 minutes "A-15" standard 15 minutes "A-0" standard 0 minute;"accommodation spaces" (起居舱) means- (a) public spaces; (b) corridor and lobbies; (c) stairways; (d) lavatories; (e) cabins; (f) offices; (g) crew spaces; (h) barber shops; (i) pantries not containing cooking appliances; (j) lockers; (k) spaces similar to any of the foregoing and trunks to such spaces;"approved" (批准) means approved by the Director; ""B" Class division" ("B"级隔板) means a bulkhead, part of a deck, ceiling or lining which is- (a) so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of flame to the end of the first 30 minutes of the standard fire test; (b) so constructed as to provide an insulation standard such that, if the division is exposed to a standard fire test, the average temperature on the unexposed side of the division shall not increase more than 139oC above the initial temperature, nor shall the temperature at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 225oC above the initial temperature within the time listed below: "B-15" standard 15 minutes "B-0" standard 0 minute; and(c) constructed of suitable non-combustible materials and all materials whose use is necessary for or ancillary to its construction and erection shall be non-combustible;"breadth of the ship" (船舶宽度) means the greatest moulded breadth at or below the ship's deepest subdivision load water line; "bulkhead deck" (舱壁甲板) means the uppermost deck up to which transverse watertight bulkheads are carried; "cargo space" (货舱) in Parts V, VA and VC means space appropriated for cargo (including cargo oil tanks) and trunks leading to such spaces; ""C" Class division" ("C"级隔板) means a bulkhead, ceiling or lining which is constructed of suitable non-combustible materials not being an "A" Class division or a "B" Class division; "central control station" (中央控制站) means a control station in which the following control and indicator functions are centralized- (a) fixed fire detection and alarm system; (b) automatic sprinkler, fire detection and alarm system; (c) fire door indicator panel; (d) fire door closure; (e) watertight door indicator panel; (f) watertight door opening and closing; (g) ventilation fans; (h) general or fire alarm; (i) communication systems including telephones; and (j) microphone to public address system; (L.N. 414 of 1995)"conning position" (指挥位置) means the position from which the navigation of a ship is controlled; (L.N. 108 of 2001) "constructed" (建造) in respect of a ship means a stage of construction where- (a) the keel is laid; or (b) construction identifiable with a specific ship begins; or (c) assembly of that ship has commenced comprising at least 50 tonnes or 1% of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less; (L.N. 414 of 1995)"continuous "B" Class ceiling or lining" (连续"B"级舱内铺板或衬板) means a "B" Class ceiling or lining which terminates only at an "A" Class division or a "B" Class division; "continuously manned central control station" (持续有人手编配的中央控制站) means a central control station which is continuously manned by a responsible member of the crew; (L.N. 414 of 1995) "control room" (控制室) means a room either within or outside a propelling machinery space from which propelling machinery and boilers may be controlled; "control stations" (控制站) means spaces in which radio or main navigating equipment, or the emergency source of power, or the central fire recording equipment, or fire control equipment, or fire-extinguishing installations are located, or a control room located outside a propelling machinery space; "crew space" (船员舱) means crew accommodation within the meaning of section 97(7) of the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance (Cap 478); (44 of 1995 s. 143) "criterion numeral" (衡准数) in relation to any ship means the criterion numeral of the ship determined in accordance with such provisions of Schedule 1 as apply to that ship; |