GroundRules
46 CFR 72.10-15: -15 Vertical ladders not acceptable.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER H—PASSENGER VESSELS
- PART 72—CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT
- Subpart 72.10—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.
(b) [Reserved]
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