{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-78.47-40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 78.47-40","heading":"-40 Exit signs.","body":"(a) Illuminated exit signs are required and must be installed in accordance with subchapter J (Electrical Engineering Regulations) of this chapter.\n(b) Small rooms or spaces having a secondary means of escape which is not obviously apparent shall have a suitable sign in red letters “EMERGENCY EXIT” directing attention to such escape.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER H—PASSENGER VESSELS","PART 78—OPERATIONS","Subpart 78.47—Markings for Fire and Emergency Equipment, Etc."],"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":"423669300ce40eb9c69a562a4c953a9e816a6bc59f953ae2d77abab6c0a41a48","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-78.47-38","next":"us/46-cfr-78.47-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}