{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-144.515","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 144.515","heading":"One means of escape required.","body":"Only one means of escape is required from a space where:\n(a) The space has a deck area less than 30 square meters (322 square feet);\n(b) There is no stove, heater, or other source of fire in the space;\n(c) The means of escape is located as far as possible from a machinery space or fuel tank; and\n(d) If an accommodation space, the single means of escape does not include a deck scuttle or a ladder.","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":"a26db5f1cac0f64234e2bc72ad32ec4f078eee6db116ff63d0cfc8b7f95b25ea","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-144.510","next":"us/46-cfr-144.600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}