(1) This Division applies to a consumer’s gas installation that uses or is to use LPG and that is on or in a marine craft but not to any other consumer’s gas installation.
(2) This Division applies in addition to any relevant requirements in AS/NZS 5601.
[Clause 801 amended: Gazette 19 Dec 2000 p. 7281; 31 Jan 2003 p. 281; 21 Apr 2006 p. 1580; 18 Jan 2011 p. 147.]
Cylinders and their valves to be accessible
A cylinder, regulator, or fitting line that is part of a consumer’s gas installation and all safety equipment pertaining to the consumer’s gas installation must be so located that access to the cylinder and the cylinder valves is readily available and operation of the valves is not obstructed or hindered.
Cylinders and their compartments
(1) A cylinder compartment drain must be connected directly to the outside of the marine craft.
(2) A consumer’s gas installation must be so designed that in order to disconnect the cylinder from the consumer’s gas installation it is necessary to undo only the cylinder valve union.
(3) This clause applies both to —
(a) a cylinder that is not connected to an appliance; and
(b) a cylinder that is connected to an appliance.
[Clause 803 amended: Gazette 19 Dec 2000 p. 7281; 31 Jan 2003 p. 281; 21 Apr 2006 p. 1580.]
Appliances etc. not be installed in some places
(1) An appliance, fitting line, or other part of a consumer’s gas installation must not be installed in any space that is not ventilated or that contains explosives, or highly‑combustible material.
(2) A fitting line must not be installed in any area intended primarily for sleeping.
Fitting lines, location of
A fitting line must be located outside any false bottom in a position that is protected and ventilated, is sufficiently elevated to be free from the effects of bilge water, and is not within 50 mm of any electrical cable or electrical fitting.
Appliances, location of
(1) An appliance installed in a marine craft must be so located that in the event of a fire, the appliance would not obstruct the exit of a person from any part of the marine craft.
(2) If an appliance that requires gas to be supplied to it at more than the prescribed pressure is installed in a marine craft in accordance with clause 807, the appliance must not be located in a cupboard or other enclosed compartment.
Division Div 8 - Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 - Marine craft | Zoe
(3) Equipment and appliances operating at above prescribed pressure must not be permanently installed in a marine craft unless specifically approved.
(4) An appliance must be so located that it is not likely to be exposed to air turbulence that would extinguish the flame.
(5) An appliance must not be installed below the level of the main deck unless an approved device designed to detect the presence of flammable gas is installed.
(6) The device for detecting flammable gas referred to in subclause (5) must be in operation —
(a) before any appliance is lit; and
(b) while the marine craft is being refuelled; and
(c) while the marine craft is in use.
Pressure
(1) The pressure to an appliance installed in a marine craft and in a fitting line after the pressure regulator must not exceed the prescribed pressure.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in respect of —
(a) a portable appliance that incorporates its own cylinder the installation of which is in accordance with clause 803(2); or
(b) an appliance that depends on a pressure exceeding the prescribed pressure for its proper operation, if —
(i) the appliance is installed in a mobile workshop that is not used for accommodation; and
(ii) the pressure is limited by a regulator mounted outside the marine craft to not more than the minimum pressure required by the appliance for its proper operation, being a pressure of not more than 140 kPa.
(3) If in accordance with subclause (2) gas is carried at a pressure exceeding the prescribed pressure it must be carried in the vapour phase.
Ventilation
(1) If natural ventilation is not sufficient to provide for fresh air requirements and to adequately remove any leaked gas from an appliance, the natural ventilation must be supplemented by mechanical means.
(2) If mechanical ventilation is provided in a space of which any cylinder or appliance is installed —
(a) the fan must be so designed and of such material as to eliminate the risk of sparks being caused by friction or impact of the impeller against the casing; and
(b) any electric motor driving a fan must be located —
(i) outside the space ventilated; or
(ii) within the space ventilated but clear of the ventilation trunking and outlets; or
(iii) in such other position as is approved in each case by an inspector;
and
(c) ventilation outlets are to be so located as to discharge into a place that is free from any source of ignition; and
(d) exhaust ventilation trunking must extend to a position near to the bottom of the space and adjacent to any appliance by reason of which mechanical ventilation is required.
Flues
(1) When an appliance is required by these regulations to be fitted with a flue, the flue must be of double‑seamed copper or stainless steel having a thickness of —
(a) in the case of copper, not less than 0.6 mm; or
(b) in the case of stainless steel, not less than 0.45 mm.
(2) A flue fitted to an appliance must be fitted with a protective sleeve of 6 mm of insulating material at the point at which it passes through the side or top of the space in which the appliance is installed and, if the side or top is of a combustible material, there must be a clearance of not less than 25 mm between the flue and the combustible material.
(3) A flue fitted to an appliance —
(a) must not be fitted with a damper; and
(b) must have an approved flue terminal located not less than 50 mm away from the outside surface of the marine craft.
Water or room heaters
(1) A gas water heater must not be installed in a marine craft except in the galley or such other place as is approved in each case by an inspector.
(2) A gas water heater or a gas room heater —
(a) must not be located below the level of the main deck except as approved in each case by an inspector and subject to clause 806; and
(b) must be fitted with a flue and a flame safeguard system.
Cooking appliances
If a gas cooking appliance is mounted on gimbals —
(a) the cooking appliance must be fitted with fiddle rails; and
(b) the cooking appliance must be sufficiently clear of surrounding objects and structures to allow for gimbal movement.
Warnings
There must be kept in a conspicuous position adjacent to an appliance, or if there is more than one appliance, adjacent to one of the appliances, a legible and clear warning in a permanent form, setting out the following —
Approval of an inspector is required before appliances may be altered.