This system can be applied to any ship regardless of its size and the number of compartment subdivisions (in practice it is applied to frigates and above).
Le ndlela ingasetyenziswa nakweyiphi na inqanawe, ngokungakhathaleli ubukhulu bayo nenani lwekhompatimenti ezahlulahluliweyo (enyanisweni; isetyenziswa kwizikhephe ezinesentya nangephezulu).