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SUB-COMMITTEE ON FIRE PROTECTION 55th session Agenda item 10 MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM MACHINERY SPACES Means of escape from control rooms and other enclosed working spaces located within machinery spaces Submitted by Denmark SUMMARY Executive summary: This document presents further information regarding arrangement of means of escape from engine control rooms and other enclosed working spaces located within machinery spaces 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.1.6 Paragraph 5 FP 53/16, FP 53/23 (paragraphs 16.1 to 16.5); MSC 83/25/12, MSC 83/28 (paragraph 25.23); FP 54/14 and FP 55/10/1 FP 55/INF.5 26 May 2011 ENGLISH ONLY

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1 The following document provides an example of an engine-room arrangement made according to the proposal in document FP 55/10/1 (Chile, Denmark, Norway, Sweden), as well as an example of a ladder arrangement. 2 According to document FP 55/10/1, paragraph 10, the requirement for escape facilities seems, however, necessary only for enclosed spaces in which crew members work on a daily basis on multiple occasions throughout the day and therefore are at risk of being trapped in case of a fire. Enclosed spaces used infrequently or for tasks of only short duration, such as store rooms, transformer rooms and spaces of very limited size need not necessarily be covered. 3 When defining the enclosed spaces in question, document FP 55/10/1 suggests the following criteria for identifying the enclosed spaces to which the requirement for two escape routes should apply: .1 .2 workshops and machinery control rooms; other enclosed spaces used for longer periods throughout the day, such as maintenance/repair work; and

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FP 55/INF.5 Page 2 .3 enclosed spaces where daily rounds of inspection/fire patrols are necessary. (This could, for example, be enclosed rooms for generators, boilers, cooling equipment, separators, etc.)

4 The suggested amendment does not necessarily require additional enclosed emergency exits as required in SOLAS chapter II-2, regulation 13.4.2.1.1, but aims at providing continuous fire shelter to a safe position outside the machinery space. Additional escape routes may be ensured by passing through other enclosed spaces that may thus provide a continuous fire shelter to a safe position outside the machinery space. An example of escape routes in machinery space arrangement is given in annex 1. 5 Document FP 55/10/1 further proposes that ladders in machinery spaces being part of or providing access to escape routes be made of steel and be mounted or fitted with a protective device such as to provide escaping personnel protection against heat and flame from beneath. An example of a shield made of a thin steel plate is given in annex 2. ACTION REQUESTED OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE 6 The Sub-Committee is invited to note the information provided.

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FP 55/INF.5 Annex 1, page 1 ANNEX 1 EXAMPLE OF ENGINE-ROOM ARRANGEMENT WITH MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM MACHINERY SPACES Figure 1 Tanker

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FP 55/INF.5 Annex 2, page 1 ANNEX 2 Example of ladder arrangement Figure 2 Ladder arrangement

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FP 55/INF.5 Annex 2, page 2

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