46 CFR 72.10-45
§ 72.10-45 Weather deck communications.
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- 46 CFR 72.10-45, § 72.10-45 Weather deck communications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225893
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(a) Vertical communication shall be provided between the various weather decks by means of permanent inclined ladders. Where ladders are for the exclusive use of the crew for rapid communication, and do not form part of a normal escape route, vertical ladders may be employed.
(b) [Reserved]
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.