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Fire Protection Case Study

It is reassuring to know that PROMARINE®-640 boards perform not only in fire test laboratories, but also on ships where a major fire has occured.

PROMARINE®-640 boards provide a B15 rating when fire tested to SOLAS and IMO resolution A.754 (18).
 

B15 fire requirements

Greek Ferry fire 24 Jul 2005

Safety Factor

Fire integrity only: 30 minutes

180 minutes 6 times

Fire Insulation: 15 minutes

   

PROMARINE®-640 boards were used for 'Postformed' column protection.

The fire on the 'New Build', 120 metre long, 1000 passengers ferry raged for 3 hours and caused extensive damage to the car deck, bridge, and accommodation areas.

Partitions consisted of only a single layer of 19mm thick PROMARINE®-640 board with laminate / wallpaper yet were able to retain their fire integrity for the duration of a fully developed fire which burned for 3 hours.


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