---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 120.540"
title: "46"
number: "120.540"
heading: "Elevators."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/120.540"
---

# §120.540. Elevators.


Each elevator on a vessel must meet the requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A17.1. “Safety Code for Elevators, and Escalators,” or other standard specified by the Commandant.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 928, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.