---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 116.940"
title: "46"
number: "116.940"
heading: "Guards in vehicle spaces."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/116.940"
---

# §116.940. Guards in vehicle spaces.


On a vessel authorized to carry one or more vehicles, suitable chains, cables, or other barriers must be installed at the end of each vehicle runway. In addition, temporary rails or equivalent protection must be installed in way of each vehicle ramp, in compliance with [§ 116.900](/cfr/46/116.900.md) of this part, when the vessel is underway.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277, DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 900, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.