NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 190

46. Additional Requirements for Electric and Electrohydraulic Steering Gear

47. Protection Against Noise

48. Lifts

49. Spare Gear and Tools

Section B

50. Periodically Unattended Machinery Spaces

51. General

52. Protection Against Flooding

53. Control of Propulsion Machinery from the Navigating Bridge

54. Communication

55. Alarm System

56. Safety System

57. Special Requirements for Machinery, Boiler and Electrical Installations

58. Fire Protection

59. Passenger Ships

Part VI Electrical Installations

60. General

61. Main Source of Electrical Power and Lighting Systems

62. Emergency Source of Electrical Power in Passenger Ships

63. Supplementary Emergency Lighting for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships

64. Emergency Source of Electrical Power in Cargo Ships

65. Starting Arrangements for Emergency Generating Sets

66. Precautions Against Shock, Fire and Other Hazards of Electrical Origin

67. Spare Parts and Tools

Part VII Fire Protection

Section A

68. Basic Principles

Section B

69. Structure

70. Main Vertical Zones and Horizontal Zones

71. Bulkheads Within a Main Vertical Zone

72. Fire Integrity of Bulkheads and Decks in Ships Carrying More than 36 Passengers

73. Fire Integrity of Bulkheads and Decks in Ships Carrying Not More than 36 Passengers

74. Protection of Stairways and Lifts in Accommodation and Service Spaces

75. Openings in ‘A’ Class Divisions

76. Openings in ‘B’ Class Divisions

77. Ventilation Systems in Passenger Ships Carrying More than 36 Passengers

78. Ventilation Systems in Passenger Ships Carrying Not More than 36 Passengers

79. Windows and Sidescuttles

80. Restricted Use of Combustible Materials

81. Details of Construction

82. Protection of Special Category Spaces Above or Below the Bulkhead Deck

83. Protection of Cargo Spaces, other than Special Category Spaces, Intended for the Carriage of Motor Vehicles with Fuel in their Tanks for their Own Propulsion

84. Special Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods

Section C Cargo Ships

85. Structure

86. Bulkheads Within the Accommodation and Service Spaces

87. Fire Integrity of Bulkheads and Decks

88. Protection of Stairways and Lift Trunks in Accommodation Spaces, Service Spaces and Control Stations

89. Doors in Fire Resisting Divisions

90. Ventilation Systems

91. Restricted Use of Combustible Materials

92. Details of Construction

93. Ro-ro Cargo Spaces

94. Cargo Spaces, other than Ro-ro Cargo Spaces, Intended for the Carriage of Motor Vehicles with Fuel in their Tanks for their Own Propulsion

95. Special Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods

Section D Tankers

96. Application

97. Location and Separation of Spaces

98. Structure, Bulkheads Within Accommodation and Service Spaces and Details of Construction

99. Fire Integrity of Bulkheads and Decks

100. Cargo Tank Venting

101. Cargo Tank Purging and/or Gas Freeing

102. Ventilation

Section E General

103. Special Arrangements in Machinery Spaces

104. Arrangements for Gaseous Fuel for Domestic Purposes

105. Miscellaneous Items

106. Acceptance of Substitutes

Part VIII Miscellaneous Provisions

107. Ballasting

108. Anchors and Chain Cables

109. Hawsers and Warps

110. Means of Escape—Passenger Ships

111. Means of Escape—Cargo Ships

PART I

INTERPRETATION

1. Definitions and Meanings—In this Code of Practice, unless the context otherwise requires:

   “The Act” means the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952.

   “Accommodation spaces” means those spaces used for public spaces, corridors, lavatories, cabins, offices, hospitals, cinemas, games and hobbies rooms, barber shops, pantries containing no cooking appliances and similar spaces.

   “A class divisions” means those divisions formed by bulkheads and decks which comply with the following:

   (a) they shall be constructed of steel or other equivalent material;

   (b) they shall be suitably stiffened;

   (c) they shall be so constructed as to be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame to the end of the one-hour standard fire test;

   (d) they shall be insulated with approved non-combustible materials such that the average temperature of the unexposed side will not rise more than 139°C above the original temperature, nor will the temperature, at any one point, including any joint, rise more than 180°C above the original temperature, within the time listed below: