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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC/Circular.917 – Guidelines on Fire Safety Construction in Accommodation Areas – (4 June 1999) - Annex – Guidelines on Fire Safety Construction in Accommodation Areas - 1 Scope

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  1.1 These Guidelines present the typical construction of accommodation spaces and their applicability to different types of ships in accordance with the requirements of chapter II-2 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention.

  1.2 The typical accommodation construction arrangements are shown by figures in the attached appendix and their applicability to different ship types is indicated in table 1.2. Some specific topics are discussed further in paragraphs 4 to 7 below.

  1.3 These Guidelines are not intended to be applied to existing ships. Therefore, references to existing ships are only for information purposes.


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