46 CFR 169.745 - Escape hatches and emergency exits.

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Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Oct 15, 2024

View all text of Subpart 169.700 [§ 169.703 - § 169.755]

§ 169.745 - Escape hatches and emergency exits.

Each escape hatch and other emergency exit must be marked on both sides using at least 1-inch letters: “EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR”, unless the markings are deemed unnecessary by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.

authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306,6101; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

source: CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 169.745