46 CFR § 72.40-10 - Storm rails.

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title: "46 CFR § 72.40-10 - Storm rails."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "72.40-10"
section_name: "Storm rails."
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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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16903, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
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# 72.40-10 Storm rails.

(a) Suitable storm rails shall be installed in all passageways and at the deckhouse sides where passengers or crew might have normal access. Storm rails shall be installed on both sides of passageways which are 6 feet or more in width.

(b) [Reserved]