ASTM F1196-94(2000)

Standard Specification for Sliding Watertight Door Assemblies

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the design, manufacture, and testing of sliding watertight door assemblies intended to ensure the watertight integrity of personnel access openings in watertight bulkheads.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-2000
• ICS: 91.060.50 - Doors and windows
• Technical Committee: F25 - Ships and Marine Technology
• Drafting Committee: F25.03 - Outfitting and Deck Machinery

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1196-00 - Standard Specification for Sliding Watertight Door Assemblies
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2000
• Referred By: ASTM F1197-19 - Standard Specification for Sliding Watertight Door Control Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2000

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1196 – 94 (Reapproved 2000) An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Sliding Watertight Door Assemblies
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1196; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.2 frame assembly—a rigid frame designed to be at-
tached to a watertight bulkhead. The guide tracks necessary to
1.1 This specification covers the design, manufacture, and
ensure proper door and frame alignment are also included as
testing of sliding watertight door assemblies intended to ensure
part of the frame assembly.
the watertight integrity of personnel access openings in water-
3.1.3 horizontal sliding watertight door—a sliding water-
tight bulkheads.
tight door that opens and closes with a horizontal movement.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.1.4 opening hand—the direction in which a horizontal
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
sliding watertight door opens. A left-hand opening door opens
information only.
to the left when viewed from the side of the bulkhead on which
2. Referenced Documents the door assembly is located. A right-hand opening door opens
to the right when viewed from the side of the bulkhead on
2.1 ASTM Standards:
which the door assembly is located.
A 36/A 36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
3.1.5 pressure head—the pressure which a sliding water-
F 1197 Specification for Sliding Watertight Door Control
tight door assembly is designed to withstand. For a door
Systems
located below the bulkhead deck, it is equivalent to the
2.2 Military Specification:
pressure exerted by a column of water the height of which is
MIL-S-901 Shock Test, H.I. (High Impact); Shipboard Ma-
equal to the vertical distance from the bulkhead deck to the
chinery, Equipment and Systems, Requirements for
door sill in its installed location. For a door located above the
2.3 American Bureau of Shipping:
bulkhead deck, it is equivalent to the pressure exerted by the
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels
maximum head of water for its location, as determined in the
2.4 Code of Federal Regulations:
damage stability calculations.
Title 46, Part 159.010, Independent Laboratory: Accep-
3.1.6 sliding watertight door assembly—a steel door assem-
tance, Listing and Termination
bly and a steel frame assembly fitted with a replaceable
Title 46, Part 163.001, Doors, Watertight, Sliding (and Door
interface between the two that ensures watertightness between
Controls), for Merchant Vessels
door and frame at the design pressure head.
2.5 International Maritime Organization (IMO):
3.1.7 vertical sliding watertight door—a sliding watertight
Assembly Resolution A.517(13), Recommendation on Fire
door that opens and closes with a vertical movement.
Test Procedures for“ A,” “B,” and “F” Class Divisions
4. Classification
3. Terminology
4.1 Sliding watertight doors consist of four types:
3.1 Definitions:
4.1.1 Type IA—Horizontal doors that conform to the sizes
3.1.1 door assembly—a door panel and its associated panel
specified in Table 1 as illustrated in Fig. 1.
stiffening.
4.1.2 Type IB—Vertical doors that conform to the sizes
specified in Table 2 as illustrated in Fig. 2.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of Committee F-25 on Ships and
4.1.3 Type IIA—Horizontal doors that conform generally to
Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.03 on
the requirements of this specification, but that necessitate
Outfitting.
special requirements as indicated in Section 5.
Current edition approved Oct. 15, 1994. Published December 1994. Originally
published as F 1196 – 89. Last previous edition F 1196 – 89.
4.1.4 Type IIB—Vertical doors that conform generally to the
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.04.
requirements of this specification, but that necessitate special
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.07.
requirements as indicated in Section 5.
Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
4.2 Watertight doors consist of three classes:
Available from American Bureau of Shipping, ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase
Dr., Houston, TX 77060. NOTE 1—These classifications are in agreement with those defined and
Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
accepted by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
Office, Washington, DC 20402.
(SOLAS), regulatory bodies, and classification societies.
Available from the International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment,
4.2.1 Class 1—Doors that are hinged and dogged. This
London, SE1 7SR UK.
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F 1196
TABLE 1 Type IA Door Dimensions
A, B, C, D, E, F,
Size Door Size
A
in. in. in. in. in. in.
1 2 ft. 2 in. by 5 ft. 6 in. 26 66 64 76 17 78
2 2 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 0 in. 30 60 72 84 16 72
3 2 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 0 in. 30 72 72 84 18 84
4 3 ft. 0 in. by 5 ft. 6 in. 36 66 84 96 18 78
A
1 in. = 25.4 mm.
FIG. 2 Type IB Door and Frame
5.1.7 Pressure head (if other than standard),
5.1.8 Supplementary requirements (if any),
5.1.9 Additional requirements as contracted by the manu-
facturer and purchaser, and
5.1.10 ASTM specification designation.
6. Design
6.1 Sliding watertight door assemblies shall be designed to
FIG. 1 Type IA Door and Frame
maintain watertightness within the limits set forth in this
specification. Doors shall be designed to open and close within
TABLE 2 Type IB Door Dimensions
the limitations specified in Specification F 1197.
A, B, C, D, E, 6.2 Assemblies shall be of substantial and rigid construction
Size Door Size
A
in. in. in. in. in.
to ensure that doors can be closed under the design pressure
1 2 ft. 2 in. by 5 ft. 6 in. 26 66 142 155 17
head.
2 2 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 0 in. 30 60 130 143 16
6.3 There shall be a replaceable interface between the door
3 2 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 0 in. 30 72 154 167 18
4 3 ft. 0 in. by 5 ft. 6 in. 36 66 142 155 18 and frame assemblies, such as a brass rubbing strip or resilient
A
gasket, to ensure watertightness between door and frame at the
1 in. = 25.4 mm.
design pressure head.
6.3.1 The replaceable interface may be incorporated into the
specification is not applicable to this class of door.
door assembly, the frame assembly, or both.
4.2.2 Class 2—Sliding doors that are operable both locally
6.3.2 Assemblies shall be designed and constructed so as to
and remotely by hand gear.
be capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame, and
4.2.3 Class 3—Sliding doors that are operable both locally
heat when specified by the purchaser, to the end of the 1-h
and remotely by hand and by power.
standard fire test described by IMO Assembly Resolution
5. Ordering Information
A.517(13) to at least the same degree as the adjacent bulkhead.
5.1 The following shall be specified when ordering: A fire test is not required if the assembly design incorporates
5.1.1 Quantity, details that have been demonstrated to prevent the passage of
5.1.2 Type, smoke and flame.
5.1.3 Class, 6.3.3 Assembles shall be designed in such a manner that the
5.1.4 Size, replaceable interface will be protected from damage when the
5.1.5 Opening hand, door is in the open position.
5.1.6 Door and frame material, 6.4 Sliding watertight door assemblies shall be designed to
F 1196
provide sufficient allowance or means of adjustment to main- 7.1.2 All fasteners shall be brass or stainless steel suitable
tain the original watertight integrity as the watertight joint for the purpose intended.
wears through normal usage. 7.2 Manufacture:
6.5 Means shall be provided for lubrication of all parts 7.2.1 All welding of the door frame shall be continuous.
necessary for satisfactory operation. Door panel stiffeners may be attached by intermittent welding.
6.6 Sliding watertight door assemblies shall have a maxi- All welding shall be in accordance with the requirements of
mum horizontal opening of 48 in. (122 cm). Part I, Section 30 of the ABS Rules.
6.7 Door Assemblies—Type I (standard) doors are designed 7.2.2 All load-bearing main structural components of the
for a pressure head of 20 ft (6 m) of water. Type II (nonstand- door and frame shall have a minimum thickness of ⁄4 in. (7
ard) doors shall be designed for the pressure head as specified mm).
in 3.1.5 and 5.1.7, but not less than 20 ft (6 m) for doors
7.2.3 The contact surfaces of the door and frame shall be
installed below the bulkhead deck. finished as necessary to provide a plane surface and a joint that
6.7.1 The door panel and panel stiffener assembly shall be meets the requirements of this specification. Cast doors and
designed based on 40 % of the yield strength of the material frames, and doors and frames fabricated by welding, shall be
used to construct the panel and its stiffeners (see 7.1). thermally stress relieved before final machine work is per-
6.7.2 The door panel and stiffener assembly shall have a formed.
maximum deflection of span/240.
8. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
6.7.3 Retaining grooves or aligning strips shall be provided
at the tops and bottoms of horizontal assemblies and at the
8.1 All sharp and ragged edges shall be ground flush and
sides of vertical assemblies to maintain doors in proper
removed.
alignment when they are not in the closed position.
8.2 Door, frame, and guide rail assemblies shall be abrasive
6.8 Frame Assemblies—The door frame shall be continuous
blasted to “near white” metal in accordance with good com-
on all four sides. The door frame shall be of sufficient rigidity
mercial practice and coated with a nonhazardous primer.
to maintain a watertight seal under the applicable operating
conditions and the design head as specified in 6.7.
9. Inspection and Testing of Doors
6.8.1 If the door frame is to be welded to the bulkhead on a
9.1 Shop Tests and Inspections (see also the Supplementary
reinforcing member, which acts as a secondary frame and
Requirements):
which is continuous around the door opening, the I of that
9.1.1 Visual Examination—Each completed door and frame
member may be included to obtain the required frame I value.
shall be examined for quality workmanship and to assure
(See also the Appendix X1.)
conformance to design plans and this specification.
6.8.2 The
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