DEFSTAN 07-247(PT1)/3(2009) : 2009
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THE SELECTION OF MATERIALS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR FIRE CHARACTERISTICS - PART 1: SELECTION OF MATERIALS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR FIRE CHARACTERISTICS
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Published date
09-04-2009
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Warning
3 Normative References
4 Requirements
5 Brief descriptions of fire characteristics tests that
may be applied to RN materials
6 Design Requirements/Guidance
7 Corporate Experience & Knowledge
Annex A - Specific Fire Acceptance Criteria Cited In
Material And/Or Product Standards
Gives guidance to the designer on the requirements for control and selection of materials, on the basis of their Fire Characteristics, and specifies the aims and procedures by which it is intended to ensure that only authorised materials are fitted in Surface Ships and Submarines.
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes DEFSTAN 07-247(PT1)/2(2006). (01/2010) This standard is obsolescent because it is no longer required for procurement of new equipment but is retained for maintenance purposes in support of existing in-service equipment. (05/2016)
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Standard
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| Pages |
72
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UK Ministry of Defence Standards
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Current
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| Supersedes |
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| ISO 834:1975 | Fire-resistance tests — Elements of building construction |
| BS 3G 230:2000 | Specification for general requirements for aircraft electrical cables (second series) |
| BS 5438:1989 | Methods of test for flammability of textile fabrics when subjected to a small igniting flame applied to the face or bottom edge of vertically oriented specimens |
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| BS 476-12:1991 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method of test for ignitability of products by direct flame impingement |
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| BS 2782-1 Method 141:1986 | Methods of testing plastics. Thermal properties Determination of flammability by oxygen index |
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| BS 7175:1989 | Methods of test for the ignitability of bedcovers and pillows by smouldering and flaming ignition sources |
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| BS 5946:1980 | Method of test for determination of the punking behaviour of phenol-formaldehyde foam |
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| BS 6755-2:1987 | Testing of valves Specification for fire type-testing requirements |
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