SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA C67 



Regulation 43 



Protection of Lifts (Passenger and Ser\ice). Vertical Trunks for Light and 

 Air, &c., in Accommodation and Service Spaces {Methods I, II and IIP) 



{a) Passenger and service lift trunks, vertical trunks for light and air to 

 passenger spaces, &c., shall be of " A " Class divisions. Doors shall be of 

 steel or other equivalent material and when closed shall provide fire-resistance 

 at least as effective as the trunks in which they are fitted. 



ih) Lift trunks shall be so fitted as to prevent the passage of smoke and 

 flame from one between deck to another and shall be provided with means 

 of closing so as to permit of draught and smoke control. The insulation of 

 lift trunks which are within stairway enclosures shall not be compulsory. 



(c) Where a trunk for light and air communicates with more than one 

 between deck space, and, in the opinion of the Administration, smoke and 

 flame are likely to be conducted from one between deck to another, smoke 

 sh'Jiters. suitably placed, shall be fitted so that each space can be isolated in 

 case of fire. 



(J) .'\ny other trunks (e.g., for electric cables) shall be so constructed as 

 no: to afford passage for fire from one between deck or companment to 

 another. 



Regulation 44 



Protection of Control Stations {Methods I, II and III) 



Control stations shall be separated from the remainder of the ship by 

 ** A " Class bulkheads and decks. 



Regulation 45 



Protection of Store Rooms. <Si.c. (Methods I, II and 111) 



The boundary bulkheads of baggage rooms, mail rooms, store rooms, paint 

 and lamp lockers, galleys and similar spaces shall be of " A " Class divisions. 

 Spaces containing highly inflammable stores shall be so situated as to minimise 

 the danger to passengers or crew in the event of fire. 



Regulation 46 



Windo^KS and Sidescuttles {Methods I, II and III) 



(a) .Ml windows and sidescuttles in bulkheads separating accommodation 

 spaces and weather shall be constructed with frames of steel or other suitable 

 material. The glass shall be retained by a metal glazing bead. 



Ch. 2 



