GroundRules
46 CFR 190.10-15: -15 Vertical ladders not accepted.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER U—OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS
- PART 190—CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT
- Subpart 190.10—Means of Escape
(a) Vertical ladders and deck scuttles shall not in general be considered satisfactory as one of the required means of escape. However, where it is demonstrated that the installation of a stairway would be impracticable, a vertical ladder may be used as the second means of escape.
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