46 CFR § 127.440 - Operability of window coverings.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s127.440"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 127.440 - Operability of window coverings."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "127.440"
section_name: "Operability of window coverings."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS"
part_number: "127"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49328, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "127"
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# 127.440 Operability of window coverings.

Any covering or protection placed over a window or porthole that could be used as a means of escape must be able to be readily removed or opened. It must be possible to open or remove the covering or protection without anyone's having to go onto a weather deck. It may be necessary to break the glass of a window or porthole before removing or opening the covering or protection.