46 CFR § 72.10-40 - Access to lifeboats.

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title: "46 CFR § 72.10-40 - Access to lifeboats."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "72.10-40"
section_name: "Access to lifeboats."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "PASSENGER VESSELS"
part_number: "72"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT"
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# 72.10-40 Access to lifeboats.

(a) The stairways, corridors, and doors shall be so arranged as to permit a ready and direct access to the various lifeboat embarkation areas.

(b) [Reserved]