The Kuwait Government has notified ClassNK of special requirements for emergency escape breathing device on board the Kuwait flagged vessels as follows.

Kuwait
1. EEBD to be provided in the accommodation space should be as follows.
(1) If the vessel has split house, then each house require minimum two EEBDs.
(2) Keeping additional EEBDs in work places (control stations and service places) with in the accommodation spaces should be considered where there is a number of crew spending considerable amount of time in those spaces.
(3) The EEBDs should be stowed in the same compartment as the Fireman's outfits and the location should be easily accessible.
2. EEBD to be provided in the machinery space should be as follows.
(1) A number of factors (refer to the attachment) should be considered when deciding the number of EEBDs required in machinery space.
(2) A minimum of four EEBDs shall be provided in the machiery spaces, one in Engine control room, one in work shop and one each at the bottom of each escape routes.
3. If the vessel has pump rooms or similar spaces, then additional EEBDs to be installed.
4. The required spares are at least 10% of the total EEBDs but not more than 4 spares will be required. The spares to be clearly marked and kept in store with other LSA or FFA spares. This is applicable to new ships only.
5. At least one EEBD is required for training purposes. This EEBD should be clearly marked and it should not be stored in the same place as the operational EEBDs. Enough spare charges/bottles to be provided for the training EEBD.
6. The location of the EEBDs should be clearly marked.
7. Type approval certificates issued by any of the approved Classification societies are acceptable.
The records should include the test certificates and the inspection status of each cylinder.
For any questions about the above, please contact:

NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
Material and Equipment Department, Administration Center, Head Office
Address: 4-7, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8567, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2020
Fax: +81-3-5226-2057
E-mail: eqd@classnk.or.jp


Attachment: The letter from Kuwait Government