---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.420"
title: "33"
number: "149.420"
heading: "What are the fire protection requirements for escape routes?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.420"
---

# §149.420. What are the fire protection requirements for escape routes?


At least one escape route from an accommodation space or module to a survival craft or other means of evacuation must provide adequate protection. Separation of the escape route from the cargo area by steel construction, in accordance with [46 CFR 108.133](/cfr/46/108.133.md), or equivalent protection is considered adequate protection for personnel escaping from fires and explosions. Additional requirements for escape routes are in [subpart F](/cfr/33/subpartF.md) of this part.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.