14.4.1 Provisions of 14.4 are applicable to ships carrying products
for which those paragraphs are listed in column i in the table of
chapter 19.
14.4.2 Respiratory and eye
protection suitable for emergency escape purposes should be provided
for every person on board subject to the following:
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.1.1 filter type respiratory protection is
unacceptable;
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.1.2 self-contained breathing apparatus should
normally have a duration of service of at least 15 min;
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.2 emergency escape respiratory protection should not
be used for fire-fighting or cargo handling purposes and should be marked to that
effect;
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.3 two additional sets of the above respiratory and
eye protection should be permanently located in the navigating bridge.
14.4.3 Suitably marked decontamination
showers and an eyewash should be available on deck in convenient locations.
The showers and eyewash should be operable in all ambient conditions.
14.4.4 In ships of a cargo
capacity of 2,000 m3 and over, two complete sets of safety
equipment should be provided in addition to the equipment required
by 11.6.1 and 14.2.1. At least three spare charged
air bottles should be provided for each self-contained air-breathing
apparatus required in this paragraph.
14.4.5 Personnel should be
protected against the effects of a major cargo release by the provision
of a space within the accommodation area designed and equipped to
the satisfaction of the Administration.
14.4.6 For certain highly
dangerous products, cargo control rooms should be of the gas-safe
type only.