{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-144.500","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 144.500","heading":"Means of escape.","body":"Where practicable and except as provided in § 144.515, each space where crew may be quartered or normally employed must have at least two means of escape. Arrangements on an existing vessel may be retained if it is impracticable or unreasonable to provide two means of escape.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 144—CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT","Subpart E—Emergency Escape"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"f29ef3057984dfb1a6b489e1e4a580bcdbd680b5e9c912d7d7d43b9eebacf5b8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-144.430","next":"us/46-cfr-144.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}