# 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), Division .2: Stairway enclosures shall have direct access with the corridors and be of a sufficient area to prevent congestion, having in view the number of persons likely to use them in an emergency.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

NEW CLASS B, C AND D SHIPS: Within the perimeter of such stairway enclosures only public toilets, lockers of non-combustible material providing storage for safety equipment and open information counters are permitted.
Only public spaces, corridors, public toilets, special category spaces, other escape stairways required by Regulation II-2/B/6-1.5 and external areas are permitted to have direct access to these stairway enclosures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/3/part/B/division/8/division/2/division/.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-3/part-B/division-8/division-2/division-.2
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