46 CFR 108.219
§ 108.219 Guardrails.
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- 46 CFR 108.219, § 108.219 Guardrails, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/226772
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(a) Except for exposed peripheries of a freeboard or superstructure deck, each guardrail must have at least two evenly spaced courses.
(b) At exposed peripheries of a freeboard or superstructure deck, each guardrail must have at least three courses not more than 38 centimeters (15 in.) apart with the lowest course not more than 23 centimeters (9 in.) above the deck.
(c) For a rounded gunwale, the guardrail must be at the edge of the flat of the deck.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.