Control stations, life-saving appliances stowage positions, escape routes and places of embarkation into survival craft should be located adjacent to crew accommodation areas.
Cargo spaces, except open deck areas or refrigerated holds, should be provided with an approved automatic smoke detection system complying with 7.7.2 to indicate at the control station the location of outbreak of a fire in all normal operating conditions of the installations and should be protected by an approved fixed quick acting fire-extinguishing system complying with 7.7.6.1 operable from the control station.