{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.017-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.017-1","heading":"-1 Scope.","body":"(a) This subpart contains standards and approval and production tests for chain ladders used on a merchant vessel to get on and off the vessel in an emergency.\n(b) The requirements in this subpart apply to a chain ladder designed for use along a vertical portion of a vessel's hull.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 160—LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT","Subpart 160.017—Chain Ladder"],"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":"39598a20098ff5a174e3a102f053c49482eaae65baafb118a7877ec9f3e8ff98","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.016-5","next":"us/46-cfr-160.017-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}