Regulation 13.3.4 - Emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD)
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Regulation 13.3.4 - Emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD)

 The minimum number of EEBDs to be kept within accommodation spaces should be as follows:

  • .1 for cargo ships: two (2) EEBDs and one (1) spare EEBD;

  • .2 for passenger ships carrying not more than 36 passengers: two (2) EEBDs for each main vertical zone, except those defined in the regulation 13.3.4.5, and a total of two (2) spare EEBDs; and

  • .3 for passenger ships carrying more than 36 passengers: four (4) EEBDs for each main vertical zone, except those defined in the regulation 13.3.4.5, and a total of two (2) spare EEBDs.

Parent topic: Annex - Unified Interpretations of SOLAS regulations II-2/13.3.4 and II-2/13.4.3
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