{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-104.106","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 104.106","heading":"Passenger access area.","body":"(a) A ferry, passenger vessel, or cruise ship may designate areas within the vessel as passenger access areas.\n(b) A passenger access area is a defined space, within the area over which the owner or operator has implemented security measures for access control, of a ferry, passenger vessel, or cruise ship that is open to passengers. It is not a secure area and does not require a TWIC for unescorted access.\n(c) Passenger access areas may not include any areas defined as restricted areas in the VSP.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER H—MARITIME SECURITY","PART 104—MARITIME SECURITY: VESSELS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"216ff0b2a1e33cc9448b35a5f1f1c05ed64f7106d2647fc7c394a62b78bcba9a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-104.105","next":"us/33-cfr-104.107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}