{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-149.691","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 149.691","heading":"What means of escape are required?","body":"(a) Each deepwater port must have both primary and secondary means of escape. Each of these means must either:\n(1) Comply with 46 CFR 108.151; or\n(2) Be designed and installed in compliance with a national consensus standard, as that term is defined in 29 CFR 1910.2, for use in evacuating the deepwater port.\n(b) A primary means of escape consists of a fixed stairway or a fixed ladder, constructed of steel.\n(c) A secondary means of escape consists of either:\n(1) A fixed stairway or a fixed ladder, constructed of steel; or\n(2) A marine evacuation system, a portable flexible ladder, a knotted manrope, or a similar device determined by the Sector Commander, or MSU Commander with COTP and OCMI authority to provide an equivalent or better means of escape.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS","PART 149—DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart F—Design and Equipment"],"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":"bd7ffc9f61eae4858a71eb340d9eb821ad7d394c8d155bfc3a307b353f2ae753","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-149.690","next":"us/33-cfr-149.692"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}