46 CFR 144.515
§ 144.515 One means of escape required.
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- 46 CFR 144.515, § 144.515 One means of escape required, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228308
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Only one means of escape is required from a space where:
(a) The space has a deck area less than 30 square meters (322 square feet);
(b) There is no stove, heater, or other source of fire in the space;
(c) The means of escape is located as far as possible from a machinery space or fuel tank; and
(d) If an accommodation space, the single means of escape does not include a deck scuttle or a ladder.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.