a description applied to a material that has been made or treated so as to resist burning
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FR: non propagateur de la flamme [T50056]
DE: flammenhemmend [T50056]; feuerhemmend [T50056]
FI: palamista hidastava [T50056]; paloa hidastava [T60988]
Shore connections ... Only flexible cable insulated by oil-resistant and flame-retardant sheathing shall be used. ... Cables must have a watertight sheath which is flame-retardant and of a type normally used on ships.
All electrical cables and wiring external to equipment shall be at least of a flame-retarding type and shall be so installed as not to impair their original flame-retarding properties.
