3.2.1 Accommodation or service spaces, or control
stations should not be located within the cargo area.
3.2.2 Unless they are spaced at least 7 m away
from the cargo area containing flammable products, entrances, air
inlets and openings to accommodation, service and machinery spaces
and control stations should not face the cargo area. Doors to spaces
not having access to accommodation, service and machinery spaces and
control stations, such as cargo control stations and store-rooms,
may be permitted by the Administration within the 7 m zone specified
above, provided the boundaries of the spaces are insulated to A-60
standard. When arranged within the 7 m zone specified above, windows
and sidescuttles facing the cargo area should be of a fixed type.
Such sidescuttles in the first tier on the maindeck should be fitted
with inside covers of steel or equivalent material.
3.2.3 In order to guard against the danger of
hazardous vapours, due consideration should be given to the location
of air intakes and openings into accommodation, service and machinery
spaces and control stations in relation to cargo piping and cargo
vent systems.
3.2.4 For pollution hazard only substances having
a flashpoint exceeding 60°C, the arrangements referred to in 3.2.1
to 3.2.3 may be waived.