46 CFR § 153.330 - Access.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s153.330"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 153.330 - Access."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "153.330"
section_name: "Access."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "CERTAIN BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"
part_number: "153"
part_name: "SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS"
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. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 153.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 5103. Sections 153.470 through 153.491, 153.1100 through 153.1132, and 153.1600 through 153.1608 also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1903 (b)."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "153"
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# 153.330 Access.
(a) The access door to a cargo pump-room must open on the weatherdeck.
(b) The access way to a cargo pump-room and its valving must allow passage of a man wearing the breathing apparatus required by § 153.214(b)(1).
(c) Each ladderway in a cargo pump-room must be free from obstructions by piping, framework, or other equipment.
(d) Cargo pumproom ladders and platforms must have guard railings.
(e) Each ladder to a cargo pump-room must have an incline from the horizontal of less than 60°.
[CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58284, Sept. 29, 2014]