46 CFR § 72.40-15 - Vehicular ferries.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s72.40-15"
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title: "46 CFR § 72.40-15 - Vehicular ferries."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "72.40-15"
section_name: "Vehicular ferries."
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 72.40-15 Vehicular ferries.

(a) On vehicular ferries, suitable chains, cables, or other barriers shall be installed at the ends of the vehicle runways. In addition, suitable gates, rails, or other devices shall be installed as a continuation of the regularly required rails.

(b) [Reserved]