46 CFR § 30.10-50 - Pilot boarding equipment and point of access.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s30.10-50"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 30.10-50 - Pilot boarding equipment and point of access."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "30.10-50"
section_name: "Pilot boarding equipment and point of access."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TANK VESSELS"
part_number: "30"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16657, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "30"
---


# 30.10-50 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]