33 CFR § 149.420 - What are the fire protection requirements for escape routes?

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title: "33 CFR § 149.420 - What are the fire protection requirements for escape routes?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "149.420"
section_name: "What are the fire protection requirements for escape routes?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "149"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 149.420 What are the fire protection requirements for escape routes?

At least one escape route from an accommodation space or module to a survival craft or other means of evacuation must provide adequate protection. Separation of the escape route from the cargo area by steel construction, in accordance with 46 CFR 108.133, or equivalent protection is considered adequate protection for personnel escaping from fires and explosions. Additional requirements for escape routes are in subpart F of this part.