STANDARD FIRE TEST IS ONE IN WHICH SPECIMEN OF THE RELEVANT BULKHEAD OR DECKS ARE EXPOSED IN A TEST FURNACE TO TEMPERATURE CORRESPONDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE STANDARD TIME TEMPERATURE CURVE. THE SPECIMEN SHALL HAVE AN EXPOSED SURFACE OF NOT LESS THAN 4.65 M2 AND HEIGHT ( OR LENGTH OF DECK) OF 2.44 M, RESEMBLING AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE THE INTENDED CONSTRUCTION AND INCLUDING WHERE APPROPRIATE AT LEAST ONE JOINT. THE STANDARD TIME TEMPERATURE CURVE IS DEFINED BY A SMOOTH CURVE DRAWN THROUGH THE FOLLOWING TEMPERATURE POINTS MEASURED ABOVE THE INITIAL FURNACE TEMPERATURE
AT THE END OF THE FIRST 5 MINUTES 556 DEGREE CELSIUS
AT THE END OF THE FIRST 10 MINUTES 659 DEGREE CELSIUS
AT THE END OF THE FIRST 15MINUTES 718 DEGREE CELSIUS
AT THE END OF THE FIRST 30MINUTES 821 DEGREE CELSIUS
AT THE END OF THE FIRST 60 MINUTES 925 DEGREE CELSIUS