{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-163.003-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 163.003-1","heading":"-1 Scope.","body":"(a) This subpart contains standards and approval and production tests for a pilot ladder used on a merchant vessel to embark and disembark pilots and other persons when away from the dock.\n(b) The requirements in this subpart apply to a pilot 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 163—CONSTRUCTION","Subpart 163.003—Pilot 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":"99d551426a97530062c89b64770d86d2751fb54907b7f7fb21b6e0ff59cb5026","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-162.163-4","next":"us/46-cfr-163.003-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}