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  "legislation_title": "Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "text": "Main vertical zones are those sections into which the hull, superstructure, and deckhouses are divided by ‘A’ class divisions, the mean length and width of which on any deck does not in general exceed 40 metres.",
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2010/36/EU of 1 June 2010 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance)."
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