Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NAVIGATION (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS 1968 - REG 269

(1)

In a cargo ship:

(a)

the hull, structural bulkheads, superstructure, decks and deck houses;

(b)

interior stairways below the weather decks;

(c)

crew lift trunks within accommodation spaces;

(d)

bulkheads of galleys, paint stores, lamp rooms, boatswain's stores, when adjacent to accommodation spaces; and

(e)

bulkheads of emergency generator rooms;

shall be of steel and fitted with insulating material that will result in the structure having the same resistance to fire as an A class division as defined in subregulation (1) of regulation 125 of these Regulations or, if the Authority having regard to the risk of fire in a part of the ship referred to in this subregulation, so approves, of such other material as is specified in the approval.

(2)

The arrangements, material and scantlings of the structure, the boilers and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, the main and auxiliary machinery, the electrical installations and other equipment, in a cargo ship shall, in addition to compliance with the requirements applicable under this Part, be adequate for the trade in which the ship is, or is intended to be, engaged.