Regulation 4 . Probability of
ignition4.2.2.3.4Controls for remote operation of the
valve for emergency generator fuel tank The wording .separate location.
does not mean separate spaces.
4.2.4Arrangements for other flammable
oilsThe second sentence of regulation
II-2/4.2.4 is not applicable to hydraulic valves and cylinders located
on weather decks, in tanks, cofferdams or void spaces.
4.5.1.1Separation of cargo oil tanksPump-rooms intended solely for
ballast transfer need not comply with the requirements of regulation
II-2/4.5.10. The requirements of regulation II-2/4.5.10 are only
applicable to the pump-rooms where pumps for cargo, such as cargo pumps,
stripping pumps, pumps for slop tanks, pumps for COW or similar pumps
are provided.
4.5.10.1.2Emergency lighting Where the lighting in cargo
pump-rooms can be commonly used as the emergency lighting, this lighting
should be interlocked with the ventilation systems. However, this
interlock should not prevent operation of the emergency lighting in case
of the loss of the main source of electrical power.
4.5.10.1Bilge level monitoring
devicesBilge high-level alarms are
acceptable as an alternative means for the level monitoring devices.
Regulation 9 . Containment of
fire9.4.1.1.2Fire testing of watertight doors Watertight doors constructed in
accordance with SOLAS regulation II-1/15 and fitted below the bulkhead
deck that are required to be watertight need not be tested to the Fire
Test Procedures Code provided that the doors meet the requirements for
water tightness in SOLAS regulation II-1/18.
Regulation 10 . Fire-fighting10.4.3Storage rooms for
fire-extinguishing mediumThe following requirements are
applicable only for the storage rooms for fire-extinguishing media of
fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems:
.1 the storage room
should be used for no other purposes (last part of the first sentence*);
.2 if the storage space
is located below deck, it should be located no more than one deck below
the open deck and should be directly accessible by a stairway or ladder
from the open deck (3rd sentence);
.3 spaces which are located below deck or spaces where
access from the open deck is not provided, should be fitted with a
mechanical ventilation system designed to take exhaust air from the
bottom of the space and should be sized to provide at least 6 air
changes per hour (4th sentence); and
.4 access doors should open outwards, and bulkheads and
decks including doors and other means of closing any opening therein,
which form the boundaries between such rooms and adjacent enclosed
spaces should be gas tight (5th sentence).
Regulation 13 . Means of
escape13.3.2.3Direct access to stairway
enclosuresDirect access to escape stairway
enclosures is only intended for those areas of an accommodation space as
defined in regulation II-2/3.39 for public spaces. Portions of an
accommodation space that serve a purpose different than that of a public
space such as theatre backstage areas, should not have direct access to
escape stairway enclosures.
* Refer to SOLAS regulation II-2/10.4.3.