---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 142.87"
title: "33"
number: "142.87"
heading: "Guarding of deck openings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/142.87"
---

# §142.87. Guarding of deck openings.


Openings in decks accessible to personnel must be covered, guarded, or otherwise made inaccessible when not in use. The manner of blockage shall prevent a person's foot or body from inadvertently passing through the opening.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C 1333(d)(1), 1347(c), 1348(c); 49 CFR 1.46(z).

### Source

Source: CGD 79-077, 51 FR 25059, July 10, 1986, unless otherwise noted.