The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997

Oil and gaseous fuel installations

35.—(1) In every ship oil fuel provided for use in boilers or machinery shall have a flash point of not less than 60°C (closed cup test): provided that the Marine Safety Agency may, subject to such conditions as it may impose—

(a) permit any ship to use oil fuel having a flash point of not less than 55°C in boilers, or oil fuel having a flash point of not less than 43°C in internal combustion type machinery provided that the ambient temperature of the machinery space in which such fuel oil is stored or used is at least 10°C below the flash point of the fuel oil;

(b) permit the use of fuel oil with a flash point of less than 43°C provided that it is not stored in any machinery space;

(c) permit the use of gaseous fuel in ships designed for the carriage of liquefied gas if such fuel results solely from evaporation of the cargo carried.

• Nothing in this paragraph shall apply to fuel provided for use in a generator provided in accordance with paragraph 1(g) of Schedule 10 in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1671.

(2) In every ship in which oil or gaseous fuel is used, the arrangement for storage, distribution and utilisation of fuel shall comply at least with the provisions of Schedule 4 in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1671.