---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 144.505"
title: "46"
number: "144.505"
heading: "Location of escapes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/144.505"
---

# §144.505. Location of escapes.


The two required means of escape must be widely separated and, if possible, at opposite ends or sides of the space. Means may include normal and emergency exits, passageways, stairways, ladders, deck scuttles, doors, and windows.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.