1 This interpretation applies to machinery spaces
where crew are normally employed or may be present on a routine basis.
2 In machinery spaces for category A containing
internal combustion machinery used for main propulsion, EEBDs should
be positioned as follows:
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.1 one (1) EEBD in the engine control room, if
located within the machinery space;
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.2 one (1) EEBD in workshop areas. If there is,
however, a direct access to an escape way from the workshop, an EEBD
is not required; and
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.3 one (1) EEBD on each deck or platform level
near the escape ladder constituting the second means of escape from
the machinery space (the other means being an enclosed escape trunk
or watertight door at the lower level of the space).
Alternatively, different number or location may be determined
by the Administration taking into consideration the layout and dimensions
or the normal manning of the space.
3 For machinery spaces of category A other than
those containing internal combustion machinery used for main propulsion,
one (1) EEBD should, as a minimum, be provided on each deck or platform
level near the escape ladder constituting the second means of escape
from the space (the other means being an enclosed escape trunk or
watertight door at the lower level of the space).
4 For other machinery spaces, the number and location
of EEBDs are to be determined by the Administration.