3.3 Escape routes
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3.3 Escape routes

  3.3.1 Assembly station direction signs should be provided in all passenger spaces, such as in stairways and alleyways to the assembly stations, in public spaces not used as assembly stations, in entrance halls and spaces linking public spaces, and on outside decks in the vicinity of doors giving access to assembly stations.

  3.3.2 While it is important that the routes to assembly stations are prominently marked, it is equally important that these routes are generally kept clear and not allowed to be used by passengers as a place in which to leave luggage and other belongings.

  3.3.3 Embarkation station direction signs leading from assembly stations to embarkation stations should be provided.

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