C70 SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA 



Requirements applicable to accommodation and service spaces 



(c) (i) Air spaces enclosed behind ceilings, panellings or linings shall 

 suitably divided by close-fitting draught stops not more than 45 feet (or 

 13-73 metres) apart. 



(ii) In the vertical direction, such spaces, including those behind linings 

 of stairways, trunks, &c., shall be closed at each deck. 



(d) The construction of ceiling and bulkheading shall be such that it will 

 be possible, without impairing the efficiency of the fire protection, for the fire 

 patrols to detect any smoke originating in concealed and inaccessible places, 

 except where in the opinion of the Administration there is no risk of fire 

 originating in such places. 



{e) The concealed surfaces of all bulkheads, linings, panellings, stairways, 

 wood grounds, &c., in accommodation spaces shall have low flame spread 

 characteristics. 



(/) Electric radiators, if used, must be fixed in position and so constructed 

 as to reduce fire risks to a minimum. No such radiators shall be fitted with 

 an element so exposed that clothing, curtains, or other similar materials can 

 be scorched or set on fire by heat from the element. 



Regulation 50 



Cinematograph Film {Methods I, II and III) 



Cellulose-based film shall not be used in cinematograph installations on 

 board ship. 



Regulation 51 



Automatic Sprinkler and Fire Alarm and Detection Systems {Method It) 



In ships in which Method II is adopted, an automatic sprinkler and fire 

 alarm system of an approved type and complying with the requirements of 

 Regulation 59 of this Chapter shall be installed and so arranged as to protect 

 all enclosed spaces appropriated to the use or service of passengers or crew, 

 except spaces which afford no substantial fire risk. 



Regulation 52 

 Automatic Fire Alarm and Fire Detection Systems {Method III) 



In ships in which Method III is adopted, a fire-detecting system of an 

 approved type shall be installed and so arranged as to detect the presence of 

 fire in all enclosed spaces appropriated to the use or service of passengers 



Ch. 2 



