{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-190.10-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 190.10-5","heading":"-5 Two means required.","body":"(a) There shall be at least two means of escape from all general areas where the crew or scientific personnel may be quartered or normally employed. At least one of these two means of escape shall be independent of watertight doors and hatches, except for quick acting watertight doors giving final access to weather decks.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER U—OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS","PART 190—CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT","Subpart 190.10—Means of 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":"3cbbf744224d021471efb21023543ad211af7382aa27085d105247c24555e5c5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-190.10-1","next":"us/46-cfr-190.10-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}