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3.3.3.5.(3)
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Application
Application 1: 
Compartmentation required by Sentence 3.3.3.5.(2) of floor areas containing patients' sleeping rooms in a hospital or nursing home, where:
This applies to care or detention occupancy in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: 
This also applies to tents and air-supported structures, as stated in Sentences 3.1.6.1.(1) and 9.10.1.2.(1).
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To exempt a floor area from the 1 000 m2 restriction on compartment size as required in Sentence 3.3.3.5.(2) on the basis that a firewall [definition of a horizontal exit] provides sufficient protection for the floor area on the other side to serve as a refuge area.
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