Special requirements for Emergency Escape Breathing Devices (EEBDs) regarding Bahamas flagged vessels Full-text PDF:TEC- 1291 (28kb) Contact:Material and Equipment Department Issued:17 Mar 2023 The Bahamian Administration has issued BMA Marine Notice 81 (Ver.1.1) regarding emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD), which revises previously issued versions to clarify that risk assessment is required only when the location or number of EEBDs in machinery spaces is changed. This ClassNK Technical Information supersedes our previous Technical Information No. TEC-1252 dated 1 December 2021. 1. Marine Notice 81 applies to all Bahamian ships and offshore units to which SOLAS applies. 2. Offshore units certified under the 1979, 1989 or 2009 Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU Code) shall be provided with EEBDs as if they were SOLAS certified. 3. SOLAS Chapter II-2, Regulation 13.3.4 specifies the follo