Boat Safety Scheme - cylinder locker/housing construction
part 7 - lpg installations
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The BSS Guide
Introduction
Inboard engines
Electritcal installations
Electrically propelled vessels
Outboard and portable engines
Fire prevention and extinguishers
LPG installations
Appliances, flueing and ventilation
Pollution
Hire boats and safety features
Appendices

Some protection against gas cylinders overheating can be achieved by ensuring
that any gas cylinder locker or housing has a fire resistance of 30 minutes.
There are several accepted ways of achieving this fire resistance for cylinder
lockers or cylinder housings:

  • they must be constructed of metal at least 0.9mm (0.03ins) thick, with
    continuously welded or brazed joints
  • they must be made of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) of minimum thickness
    5mm (0.2ins)
  • they must be made of materials with a fire resistance of 30 minutes, in
    accordance with BS 476-20. [7.4]

stowage of LPG cylinders
cylinder locker/housing drains