# The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 23


In regulation 75 a new paragraph (1A) shall be inserted as follows:
“(1A) On ships having accommodation for 12 persons or less, where stairways penetrate more than a single deck and where there are at least two escape routes direct to the open deck at every accommodation level, the “A–0” standard in paragraph (1) may be reduced to “B–0” standard.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/992/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fire-protection-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-23
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