---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 144.510"
title: "46"
number: "144.510"
heading: "Window as a means of escape."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/144.510"
---

# §144.510. Window as a means of escape.


On a vessel of 65 feet (19.8 meters) or less in length, a window or windshield of sufficient size and proper accessibility may be used as one of the required means of escape from an enclosed space, provided it:

- (a) Does not lead directly overboard;
- (b) Is suitably marked; and
- (c) Has a means to open the window or break the glass.

## 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.