Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1011

The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1998 No. 1011
MERCHANT SHIPPING
SAFETY
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998

	Made	7th April 1998
	Laid before Parliament	20th April 1998
	Coming into force	11th May 1998

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I -
PRELIMINARY

1.	Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

2.	Classification of ships

PART II -
FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE APPLIANCES Passenger Ships Class II(A)(Passenger ships engaged on voyages of any kind other than international voyages)Ships of less than 21.34 metres in length -

3.	Fire pumps, fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles

4.	Portable fire extinguishers

5.	Machinery spaces of Category A and spaces containing oil fuel settling tanks

Class III(Passengers ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a Passenger Certificate Class III)Ships of 21.34 metres in length or over -

6.	Fire pumps, fire main, water service pipes, hydrants, hoses and nozzles

7.	Portable fire extinguishers

8.	Machinery spaces of Category A

9.	Firemen's outfits

10.	Ships of less than 21.34 metres in length

Class IV(Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a Passenger Certificate Class IV)

11.	Ships of 21.34 metres in length or over

12.	Ships of less than 21.34 metres in length

Class V(Passenger ships engaged only on voyages in Category A, B and C waters)

13.	Fully-decked ships

14.	Ships not fully-decked

Class VI and VI(A)(Passenger ships in respect of which there is or should be in force a Passenger Certificate Class VI or Class VI(A))

15.	Fully-decked ships

16.	Ships not fully-decked

PART III -
FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE APPLIANCES (Ships other than Passenger Ships and Tankers) Class VII(Ships, engaged on voyages any of which are long international voyages)

17.	Ships of under 500 tons

Class VII(A)(Ships engaged in the fish processing and canning industries)

18.	Ships of under 500 tons

Class VIII(Ships, engaged on voyages any of which are short international voyages)

19.	Ships of under 500 tons

20.	Ships of under 150 tons

Class VIII(A), IX and IX(A)(Ships other than tankers engaged only on voyages which are not international voyages or which do not proceed to sea)

21.	Ships of under 500 tons

Class XI(Sailing ships which proceed to sea)

22.	Ships of under 500 tons

Class XII(Pleasure vessels of 13.7 metres in length or over)

23.	Ships of under 500 tons

PART IV -
FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE APPLIANCES Tankers Class VII(T)(Tankers engaged on voyages any of which are long international voyages)

24.	Tankers of under 500 tons

25.	Cargo tank purging or gas freeing

26.	Cargo pump rooms

Class VIII(T)(Tankers engaged on voyages any of which are short international voyages)

27.	Tankers of 150 tons or over but under 500 tons

28.	Tankers of under 150 tons

Class VIII(A)(T) and IX(A)(T)(Tankers engaged only on voyages which are not international voyages or which do not proceed to sea)

29.	Tankers of under 500 tons

PART V -
FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE APPLIANCES General

30.	Fire pumps

31.	Fire main, water service pipes and hydrants

32.	Fire hoses, nozzles, etc.

33.	Fixed low expansion foam fire-extinguishing systems in machinery spaces fitted in addition to the requirements of these Regulations

34.	Fire-extinguishing systems not required by these Regulations

35.	Fire extinguishers

36.	Fire buckets

37.	Firemen's outfits

38.	Means of stopping machinery, shutting off oil fuel suction pipes and closing of openings

39.	Availability of fire-fighting appliances

PART VI -
STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION Passenger Ships Class II(A) to VI(A) (inclusive)(Passenger ships)

40.	Application

43.	Restriction of combustible material

44.	Means of escape

PART VII -
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPS CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS

45.	Application and special requirements

PART VIII -
EQUIVALENTS, EXEMPTIONS, PENALTIES AND DETENTION

46.	Alternative construction and equivalents

47.	Exemptions

48.

Penalties

49.	Powers to detain

Explanatory Note


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