9.6.1 Emergency escape breathing devices (EEBDs)
should comply with the FSS Code. Spare emergency escape breathing
devices should be kept on board to the satisfaction of the Administration.
9.6.2 Emergency escape breathing devices should
be provided as follows:
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.1 In machinery spaces of category A containing
internal combustion machinery used for main propulsion, EEBDs should
be positioned as follows:
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.1.1 one (1) EEBD in the engine control room,
if located within the machinery space;
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.1.2 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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.1.3 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).
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.1.4 Alternatively, a different number or location
may be determined by the Administration taking into consideration
the layout and dimensions or the normal manning of the space.
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.2 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).
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.3 For other machinery spaces, the number and
location of EEBDs are to be determined by the Administration.