6 Arrangement of escape routes
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6 Arrangement of escape routes

  6.1 Designers should take into consideration requirements of SOLAS regulationII-2/28-1 - "Escape routes on ro-ro passenger ships" when designing ships in general.

  6.2 Doors in the escape routes should open in-way of the direction of escape.

  6.3 The emergency escape arrangements should be sufficiently flexible to provide for the possibility that certain escape routes, assembly stations, embarkation stations, or survival craft may not be available as a result of a casualty.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines on Human Element Considerations for the Design and Management of Emergency Escape Arrangements on Passenger Ships
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