Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter II-2 : Construction—Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction

Part C — Fire Safety Measures for Passenger Ships Carrying not more than 36 Passengers

Regulation 42 : Protection of stairways and lifts in accommodation and service spaces
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(a)All stairways and means of escape in accommodation and service spaces shall be of steel or other suitable materials.

 

(b)Passenger and service lift trunks, vertical trunks for light and air to passenger spaces, etc., 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.