---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.695"
title: "33"
number: "149.695"
heading: "What are the requirements for stairways?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.695"
---

# §149.695. What are the requirements for stairways?


Stairways must have at least two courses of rails. The top course must serve as a handrail and be at least 34 inches above the tread.


## 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.