国际航行的船舶有的设有专门的蓄电池间，对于船舶的蓄电瓶间，公约是如何要求的呢？

  在公约中直接设计蓄电池间的内容较少，具体内容要参阅MSC.1 Cir.1434和MSC.Cir.1120：

一、MSC.1 Circ.1434中涉及蓄电池间的内容如下：

　　Regulation II-2/5.2.1.1- Closing appliances and stopping devices of ventilation

1. Battery room ventilators should be fitted with a means of closing whenever：

① the battery room does not open directly onto an exposed deck；

② the ventilation opening for the battery room is required to be fitted with a closing

　　device according to the Load Line Convention （i.e. the height of the opening does

　　not extend to more than 4.5 m （14.8 feet） above the deck for position 1 or to more

　　than 2.3 m （7.5 feet） above the deck in position 2；or

③ the battery room is fitted with a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system.

2.  Where a battery room ventilator is fitted with a closing device， then a warning notice

　　stating， for example "This closing device is to be kept open and only closed in the

　　event of fire or other emergency - Explosive gas"，should be provided at the closing

　　device to mitigate the possibility of inadvertent closing.

　　通常船上的蓄电池间在驾驶甲板这一层，并且开向露天甲板，此类布置一般在位置1和位置2范围以外，所以不必考虑第2点，如果没有布置固定式气体灭火系统，也不需要布置关闭装置。考虑到空气流通目的，布置有自然通风口。

　　思维缜密一点的船上，如根据英国船东互保协会的建议，还考虑在此处所附近布置洗眼装置，以及可能用于处置蓄电池的个人防护设备，如手套、胶鞋、眼罩等。

二、MSC.Circ.1120：

　　4 Spaces containing， for instance，the following battery sources should be regarded as control stations regardless of the battery capacity：

① emergency batteries in separate battery room for power supply from black-out till start of the emergency generator；

② emergency batteries in separate battery room as reserve source of energy to radio installation；

③ batteries for start of the emergency generator；and

④ in general，all emergency batteries required in pursuance of regulation II-1/42 or II-1/43.

　　由此可见蓄电池间如满足以上要求，则被认定为control station，那么相应的放火方面的要求是必须满足的，如报警点、手提式灭火器等。