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(e) Bulkheads of galleys, paint stores, lamprooms, boatswain's stores whe 

 adjacent to acommodation spaces and emergency generator rooms if an|| 

 shall be of steel or equivalent material. 



(/) In accommodation and machinery spaces, paints, varnishes and similar 

 preparations having a nitro-cellulose or other highly inflammable base shall 

 not be used. 



(g) Pipes conveying oil or combustible liquids shall be of a material 

 approved by the Administration having regard to the fire risk. Materials 

 readily rendered ineffective by heat shall not be used for overboard scuppers, 

 sanitary discharges, and other outlets which are close to the water line and 

 where the failure of the material in the event of fire would give rise to danger 

 of flooding. 



(h) 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. 



(/) Cellulose-based film shall not be used in cinematograph installations 

 on board ship. 



0') Power ventilation of machinery spaces shall be capable of being stopped 

 from an easily accessible position outside the machinery spaces. 



PART E.— FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINCTION IN PASSENGER 

 SHIPS AND CARGO SHIPS 



(Part E applies to passenger ships and cargo ships except that Regulations 59 

 and 64 apply only to passenger ships and Regulation 65 applies only to 

 cargo ships.) 



Note. — Regulations 56 to 63 inclusive set forth the conditions with which 

 the appliances mentioned in Regulations 64 and 65 are required to 

 comply. 



Regulation 55 



Definitions 



In this Part of this Chapter, unless expressly provided otherwise: — 



(a) The length of the ship is the length measured between perpendiculars. 

 ib) Required means required by this Part of this Chapter. 



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