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MIROTHANE PU Marine Grade Fire Rating Information |
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Fire testing procedures and ratings for interior marine surface finishes are set by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as amended. The SOLAS convention was established in 1914 in response to the earlier "Titanic" disaster, and is administered by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (a United Nations Agency).
The SOLAS convention (Chapter II-2) makes the provisions of the International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures (FTP Code) mandatory.
The MIROTHANE PU Marine Grade Clear Coating System has been tested by VTEC Laboratories Inc. of New York (Test report No. VTEC #100-1505-2 dated 22/4/2002 - copies available on request) and complies with the requirements of:
IMO Resolution MSC 61(67) FTP Code
Part 2 (smoke and toxicity test)
Part 5 (test for surface flammability)
and as such meets the requirements of SOLAS Chapter II-2.
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Det Norske Vertias (DNV) establishes rules and guidelines for the classification of ships, mobile offshore platforms and other floating marine structures and issues rules and standards for the classification, certification and verification of fixed offshore structures. DNV is authorised to act on behalf of some 130 national maritime authorities.
The Mirotone PU Marine Grade Clear Coating System has type approval certification (certificate No. F-16928 dated 8/4/2002 - copies available on request) from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) as a "Surface Material of Low Flame Spread" and may be applied as a low flame spread coating, not generating excessive quantities of smoke or toxic products in a fire.
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The European Union is replacing individual national regulations of member countries with a series of Directives. These directives are legislative instruments, which oblige member states to introduce them into their existing laws.
The EC Type-Examination Certificate (also called CE Marking) is applied to products that comply with all applicable European Union Directives. EC Type-Examination Certification verifies compliance with both design and production quality requirements. Once compliance with all applicable Directives has been verified for a product, that product can be legally, and without restriction, placed on the market of any European Union member coutry.
The MIROTHANE PU Marine Grade Clear Coating System is EC Type-Examination Certified (certificate No. MED-B-1524. dated 8/4/2002 - copies available on request) by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) as per Directive 96/98/EC on Marine Equipment, as amended, issued as "Forskrift om Skipsutstyr" by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. This means that the coating system is approved for use on any ship, mobile offshore platform or other floating marine structure designed to be sold in the European Union.
EC Type-Examination Certification (CE Marking) is valid in various other countries outside of the European Union (e.g. USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Isreal, Japan) through Mutal Recognition Agreements for Conformity Assessments. |
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