{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-39.83","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 39.83","heading":"What are PVOs' obligations for assisting passengers with a disability in getting on and off a passenger vessel?","body":"(a) If a passenger with a disability can readily get on or off a passenger vessel without assistance, you are not required to provide such assistance to the passenger. You must not require such a passenger with a disability to accept assistance from you in getting on or off the vessel unless it is provided to all passengers as a matter of course.\n(b) With respect to a passenger with a disability who is not able to get on or off a passenger vessel without assistance, you must promptly provide assistance that ensures that the passenger can get on or off the vessel.\n(c) When you have to provide assistance to a passenger with a disability in getting on or off a passenger vessel, you may use any available means to which the passenger consents (e.g., lifts, ramps, boarding chairs, assistance by vessel personnel).","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 39—TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES: PASSENGER VESSELS","Subpart F—Assistance and Services to Passengers With Disabilities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"358dda429a98123a76ba517d65038a55a731f965c8fe93c9d14a2175103e0ec5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-39.81","next":"us/49-cfr-39.85"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}