fire integrity

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

 

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?

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

you are correct thanks