7.11 Arrangement
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7.11 Arrangement

  7.11.1 For category B craft, the public spaces shall be divided into zones according to the following:

  • .1 The craft shall be divided into at least two zones. The mean length of each zone shall not exceed 40 m.

  • .2 For the occupants of each zone there shall be an alternative safe area to which it is possible to escape in case of fire. The alternative safe area shall be separated from other passenger zones by smoke-tight divisions of non-combustible materials or fire-restricting materials extending from deck to deck. The alternative safe area can be another passenger zone. Alternative safe areas shall be dimensioned on the basis of one person per seat and 0.35 m2 per person of the net remaining area, based on the maximum number of persons they are called to accommodate in an emergency.

  • .3 The alternative safe area shall, as far as practicable, be located adjacent to the passenger zone it is intended to serve. There shall be at least two exits from each passenger zone, located as far away from each other as possible, leading to the alternative safe area. Escape routes shall be provided to enable all passengers and crew to be safely evacuated from the alternative safe area within the structural fire protection time for areas of major fire hazard.

  7.11.2 Category A craft need not be divided into zones.

  7.11.3 Control stations, stowage positions of life-saving appliances, escape routes and places of embarkation into survival craft shall not, as far as practicable, be located adjacent to any areas of major or moderate fire hazard.

Parent topic: PART B - REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER CRAFT
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