46 CFR § 188.10-56 - Pilot boarding equipment and point of access.

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title: "46 CFR § 188.10-56 - Pilot boarding equipment and point of access."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "188.10-56"
section_name: "Pilot boarding equipment and point of access."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "6 U.S.C. 2103, 2113, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277, sec. 1-105; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 188.10-56 Pilot boarding equipment and point of access.

(a) *Pilot boarding equipment* means a pilot ladder, accommodation ladder, pilot hoist, or combination of them as required by this subchapter.

(b) *Point of access* means the place on deck of a vessel where a person steps onto or off of pilot boarding equipment.

[CGD 79-032, 49 FR 25455, June 21, 1984, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58288, Sept. 29, 2014]