Shipbuilding – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
The FTP Code is intended for application by the administration and the competent authority of the flag State where products for installation in ships, which fly the flag of that flag State, are approved in compliance with the fire protection regulations of the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in its respectively applicable version. The FTP Code is to be applied by the testing laboratories where products are tested and evaluated in accordance with this Code. Appendix 1 of this Code shows the prescribed test procedures which are to be used when testing products as the basis for an approval (including the renewal of an approval) with the exception of the regulation stipulated in Section 8. The test procedures specify the test methods as well as the recognition and classification criteria.
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| FTP Code 2010, Appendix 1, Part 1 |
Non-combustibility test - If it is required of a material that it be non-combustible then this is to be determined in compliance with this part. - Should a material pass the test in accordance with Section 3 then it is to be classified as noncombustible even if it consists of a composition of organic and inorganic component parts. |
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| FTP Code 2010, Appendix 1, Part 2 | Smoke and toxicity test If it is required of a material that at increased temperatures it does not generate excessive amounts of smoke and toxic substances or lead to toxic hazards then the material must fulfil the requirements of this part. |
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| Code 2010, Appendix 1, Part 5 |
Test on surface flammability (test for surface materials and undermost deck coverings) - If it is required of a product that it has a fire retardant surface characteristic then it must conform to this part. - If it is required of the undermost deck coverings that these are flame retardant then they must conform to this part. - If a product of a surface material is approved on the basis of a test on a test object applied to a non-combustible and non-metallic carrier material then the product is approved for use on a non-combustible and non-metallic carrier material with a similar or higher density (similar density can be defined as a density which is equal to or greater than 0.75 times the density used during the test) or with a greater thickness if the density is more than 400 kg/m³. If a product is approved on the basis of an obtained test result after being applied to a metallic carrier material (e.g. a thin coat of paint or plastic foil on steel plates) then that type of product is approved for use on a metallic base plate with a similar or greater thickness (similar thickness is a thickness which is equal to or greater than 0.75 times the thickness of the metallic carrier material used during the test). |
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| FTP Code 2010, Appendix 1, Part 7 |
Test of perpendicular hanging textiles and foils If it is specified for curtains, drapes and other hanging textile products that they exhibit a resistance to the spread of flame which is not less than that of a woollen fabric with a mass of 0.8 kg/m² then they must conform to this part. |
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| FTP Code 2010, Appendix 1, Part 8 |
Test of upholstered furniture If it is specified for upholstered furniture that they exhibit a resistance to ignition and spread of flame then the upholstered furniture must conform to this part. |
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| FTP Code 2010, Appendix 1, Part 9 |
Test of bedding If it is specified for bedding that it exhibit a resistance to ignition and spread of flame then the bedding must conform to this part. |