---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 108.203"
title: "46"
number: "108.203"
heading: "Berths and lockers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/108.203"
---

# §108.203. Berths and lockers.

- (a) Each sleeping space must have a separate berth for each occupant.
- (b) No more than one berth may be placed over another.
- (c) Each berth must have a framework of hard, smooth material that is not likely to corrode or harbor vermin.
- (d) Each berth must be arranged to provide ample room for easy occupancy.
- (e) Each berth must be at least 76 centimeters (approximately 30 inches) wide by 193 centimeters (approximately 76 inches) long.
- (f) Adjacent berths must be separated by a partition that extends at least 46 centimeters (approximately 18 inches) above the sleeping surface.
- (g) The bottom of a lower berth must be at least 30 centimeters (approximately 12 inches) above the deck.
- (h) The bottom of an upper berth must be at least 76 centimeters (approximately 2 feet 6 inches) from the bottom of the berth below it and from the deck or any pipe, ventilating duct, or other overhead installation.
- (i) Each berth must have a berth light.
- (j) Each occupant of a sleeping space must have a readily accessible locker of hard, smooth material.
- (k) Each locker must be at least .194 square meters (approximately 300 square inches) in cross section and 1.53 meters (approximately 60 inches) high.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.