---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 108.217"
title: "46"
number: "108.217"
heading: "Guardrails and bulwarks."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/108.217"
---

# §108.217. Guardrails and bulwarks.

- (a) Each unit must have guardrails or bulwarks along the edge of the bridge, of each deck, and of each deck opening.
- (b) Each guardrail and bulwark must extend at least one meter (39.37 inches) above the deck except where this height may interfere with the normal operation of the unit, a lesser height may be approved.
- (c) Removable guardrails may be installed where operating conditions warrant their use.

## 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.