12. Every CO₂ fire extinguisher in a ship and every gas cylinder in a fixed CO₂ fire smothering installation fitted in machinery or cargo spaces of a ship shall be hydraulically tested at least every 12 years.

13. The requirements for fire patrols, fire alarms, fire detection and public address systems are set forth in Schedule I.

14. The requirements for fire pumps, water service pipes, hydrants and hoses are set forth in Schedule II.

15. The requirements for fixed installations for smothering by foam, gas or steam and for stopping of fans and closing of openings are set forth in Schedule III.

16. The requirements for fire extinguishers, portable and non-portable, are set forth in Schedule IV.

17. The requirements for breathing apparatus, smoke helmets, smoke masks, safety lamps and fireman’s axes are set forth in Schedule V.

18. The requirements for automatic sprinkler systems are set forth in Schedule VI.

19. Ships of Classes B, C, and J shall comply with the requirements for precautions to be taken against fire in small motor ships, set forth in Schedule VII.

• 20. (1) For the purpose of these Regulations, steamships are classified as follows:

  • (a) Class A ships, consisting of

    • (i) steamships fit to carry more than 12 passengers and to make voyages as follows:

      • (A) foreign,

      • (B) home-trade, Class I,

      • (C) home-trade, Class II,

      • (D) inland waters, Class I,

      • (E) home-trade, Class III, on international voyages,

    • (ii) steamships over 45.7 m in length fit to carry more than 12 passengers and to make voyages as follows:

      • (A) home-trade, Class III, other than on international voyages,

      • (B) home-trade, Class IV,

      • (C) inland waters, Class II,

      • (D) minor waters, Class I,

      • (E) minor waters, Class II;

  • (b) Class B ships, consisting of

    • (i) steamships not over 1,000 tons, gross tonnage, and not over 45.7 m in length fit to carry not more than 12 passengers and to make voyages as follows:

      • (A) foreign,

      • (B) home-trade, Class I,

      • (C) home-trade, Class II,

    • (ii) steamships not over 45.7 m in length fit to carry not more than 12 passengers and to make voyages as follows:

      • (A) home-trade, Class III, on international voyages,

      • (B) inland waters, Class I,

    • (iii) steamships, other than launches, over five tons, gross tonnage, and not over 45.7 m in length fit to carry passengers and to make voyages as follows:

      • (A) home-trade, Class III, other than on international voyages,

      • (B) home-trade, Class IV,

      • (C) inland waters, Class II,

      • (D) minor waters, Class I,

      • (E) minor waters, Class II;

  • (c) Class C ships, consisting of

    • (i) ships and launches, not over five tons, gross tonnage, fit to carry more than 12 passengers, and

    • (ii) launches over five tons, gross tonnage, fit to carry passengers and to make voyages as follows:

      • (A) home-trade, Class III,

      • (B) home-trade, Class IV,

      • (C) inland waters, Class II,

      • (D) minor waters, Class I,

      • (E) minor waters, Class II;

  • (d) Class E ships, consisting of barges, scows and like vessels that are fit to carry passengers and are towed by a steamship or operated on a cable;

  • (e) Class G ships, consisting of steamships over 1,000 tons, gross tonnage, not fit to carry passengers or fit to carry not more than 12 passengers, making voyages as follows:

    • (i) foreign,

    • (ii) home-trade, Class I,

    • (iii) home-trade, Class II;

  • (f) Class H ships, consisting of

    • (i) steamships over 45.7 m in length not carrying passengers or carrying not more than 12 passengers, other than ships of Class G, and

    • (ii) steamships not over 45.7 m in length, not carrying passengers;

  • (g) Class J ships, consisting of steamships not over 1five tons, gross tonnage, not carrying passengers;

  • (h) Class K ships, consisting of barges that are towed and do not carry passengers but carry a crew, excluding barges that carry waste material or material that has been excavated or dredged;

  • (i) Class L ships, consisting of dredges, rock drills, floating elevators, pile drivers or like ships or vessels that are not self-propelled.

• (2) A reference to a home-trade, inland waters or minor waters voyage by class means that class as defined in the Home-trade, Inland and Minor Waters Voyages Regulations.

• (3) Waste material in paragraph (1)(h) includes excreta, ashes and garbage.