fire integrity

[jollyricard]

Dear all,

I have a boat used to transporting of people; i must put near the living room a room containing electrically heated cooking plate or hot plate for keeping food warm; for the insulation of these room ( fire integrity), must I follow appropriate rules ? For example what is the procedure used in pleasure yacht?

many thanks in advance
Riccardo

[ldigas]

You must always follow the appropriate rules, the only question is what do those rules demand

What kind of boat, what length and for how many people?

[jollyricard]

ok, the length of the hull is 18m, the number of people is around 70.
I am not able to find appropriate rules in this case, can you help me?
many thanks

[Tad]

If the vessel is registered in Italy you need to contact these folks.....

http://www.rina.org/en/index.aspx

[daiquiri]

Jollyricard,
you can follow, for exampe, RINA Rules for Classification of Ships, Part C - Machinery, Systems and Fire Protection. Chapter 2 deals with electrical systems, and Chapter 4 with fire protection, detection and extinction. If you give me your e-mail (via PM) I can send you a relevant rule in pdf format, if you are unable to download it from the RINA site.
Cheers

[Ike]

Tad beat me too it, but anytime you are designing and building a boat to carry paying passengers, there are rules you must obey, or end up with a lot of trouble from the government. Especially in Italy. I suggest you contact RINA and find out what the rules are, and hire a designer to help you get it right.

[taniwha]

the international standard for fire protection on recreational craft is ISO 9094-1 below 15 m and ISO 9094-2 above 12m. Additional national rules will be applicable for commercial passenger use.

[daiquiri]

Originally Posted by taniwha

and ISO 9094-2 above 12m

That's a typo. Should read "above 15 m and up to 24 m".
Cheers

[taniwha]

Originally Posted by daiquiri

That's a typo. Should read "above 15 m and up to 24 m".
Cheers

you are correct thanks