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Hull Construction Regulations

Version of section 207 from 2006-03-22 to 2017-02-02:

207 (1) In addition to any other requirements of this Part respecting the fire integrity of bulkheads and decks,
- (a) where a bulkhead separates a space described in Column I of an item of Table I to this section from a space described in any of Columns II to XI of that table, the bulkhead shall have the applicable minimum fire rating set out in Columns II to XI for the space described in Column I of that item; and
- (b) where a deck separates a space described in Column I of an item of Table II to this section from a space described in any of Columns II to XI of that table, the deck shall have the applicable minimum fire rating set out in Columns II to XI for the space described in Column I of that item.
(2) For the purposes of Tables I and II to this section, where a bulkhead or deck that is required to have a minimum ‘A’ Class fire rating is fitted with continuous ‘B’ Class linings or continuous ‘B’ Class ceilings, the Board may accept the continuous ‘B’ Class linings or continuous ‘B’ Class ceilings as contributing, in whole or in part, to the required ‘A’ Class fire rating of the bulkhead or deck.

(3) For the purposes of Tables I and II to this section,

accommodation space

accommodation space includes any accommodation space as defined in section 204 other than a corridor; (local d’habitation)

cargo space

cargo space includes all spaces used for cargo, cargo oil tanks and trunkways and hatchways to such spaces; (espace à cargaison)

control station

control station includes

(a) every space containing emergency sources of power and lighting,
(b) the wheelhouse and chartroom,
(c) every space containing the ship’s radio equipment,
(d) every fire-extinguishing room, fire-control room and fire-recording station,
(e) the control room for propelling machinery where the control room is located outside the propelling machinery space, and
(f) every space containing centralized fire alarm equipment; (poste de sécurité)

corridor

corridor includes any lobby; (coursive)

machinery space of Category A

machinery space of Category A has the same meaning as in section 204; (local des machines de la catégorie A)

open deck

open deck includes any open deck space, any enclosed promenade that does not contain a fire risk and any space outside a superstructure or deckhouse; (pont découvert)

other machinery space

other machinery space means a machinery space as defined in section 204 but does not include a machinery space of Category A; (autre local des machines)

service space (high risk)

service space (high risk) includes any galley, pantry containing cooking appliances, paint room, lamp room, locker and store-room that has an area of 2 m² or greater, and workshop, other than a workshop forming part of a machinery space; (local de service (risque élevé))

service space (low risk)

service space (low risk) includes any locker and store-room that has an area of less than 2 m², drying room and laundry; (local de service (faible risque))

stairway

stairway includes any interior stairway, lift, escalator, other than an escalator wholly within a machinery space, and enclosures thereto but any interior stairway that is enclosed only at one level shall be deemed to be part of the space from which it is not separated by a fire door. (escalier)

TABLE I

MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES

Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V	Column VI	Column VII	Column VIII	Column IX	Column X	Column XI
Space	Control Station	Corridor	Accommodation Space	Stairway	Service Space (Low Risk)	Machinery Space of Category A	Other Machinery Space	Cargo Space	Service Space (High Risk)	Open Deck
Control Station	A-0Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES¹	A-0	A-60	A-0	A-15	A-60	A-15	A-60	A-60	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Corridor		C	B-0	B-0 A-0Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES²	B-0	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Accommodation Space			CFootnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES³^,Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES⁴	B-0 A-0Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES²	B-0	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Stairway				B-0 A-0Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES²	B-0 A-0Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES²	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Service Space (Low Risk)					C	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Machinery Space of Category A						Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-0	A-0	A-60	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Other Machinery Space							A-0Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES⁵	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Cargo Space								Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-0	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Service Space (High Risk)									A-0Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES⁵	Footnote for TABLE I MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF BULKHEADS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Open Deck										–

Notes

Return to footnote ^1.Bulkheads separating the wheelhouse, chartroom and radio room from each other may have a ‘B-0’ Class fire rating.
Return to footnote ^2.See sections 222 and 223 for specific requirements.
Return to footnote ^3.There are no special requirements if Method IIC or Method IIIC is used.
Return to footnote ^4.Where Method IIIC is used, ‘B’ Class bulkheads of ‘B-0’ Class fire rating shall be provided between spaces or groups of spaces of 50 m² or greater.
Return to footnote ^5.A bulkhead of the rating shown is only required where the adjacent space is used for a different purpose. For example, a galley adjacent to a galley does not require an ‘A-0’ Class bulkhead but a galley adjacent to a paint room requires an ‘A-0’ Class bulkhead.
Return to footnote ^*Where an asterisk appears in the table, the bulkhead shall be constructed of steel or an equivalent material but the bulkhead is not required to have an ‘A’ Class fire rating.

TABLE II

MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES

Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V	Column VI	Column VII	Column VIII	Column IX	Column X	Column XI
Space	Control Station	Corridor	Accommodation Space	Stairway	Service Space (Low Risk)	Machinery Space of Category A	Other Machinery Space	Cargo Space	Service Space (High Risk)	Open Deck
Control Station	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Corridor	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Accommodation Space	A-60	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Stairway	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-0	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Service Space (Low Risk)	A-15	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Machinery Space of Category A	A-60	A-60	A-60	A-60	A-60	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-60	A-30	A-60	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Other Machinery Space	A-15	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Cargo Space	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	A-0	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Service Space (High Risk)	A-60	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0	A-0Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES¹	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*
Open Deck	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	Footnote for TABLE II MINIMUM FIRE RATING OF DECKS SEPARATING ADJACENT SPACES^*	–

Notes

Return to footnote ^1.A deck of the rating shown is only required where the adjacent space is used for a different purpose. For example, a galley adjacent to a galley does not require an ‘A-0’ Class deck but a galley adjacent to a paint room requires an ‘A-0’ Class deck.
Return to footnote ^*Where an asterisk appears in the table, the deck shall be constructed of steel or an equivalent material but the deck is not required to have an ‘A’ Class fire rating.

SOR/83-521, s. 4

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