---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 144.515"
title: "46"
number: "144.515"
heading: "One means of escape required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/144.515"
---

# §144.515. One means of escape required.


Only one means of escape is required from a space where:

- (a) The space has a deck area less than 30 square meters (322 square feet);
- (b) There is no stove, heater, or other source of fire in the space;
- (c) The means of escape is located as far as possible from a machinery space or fuel tank; and
- (d) If an accommodation space, the single means of escape does not include a deck scuttle or a ladder.

## 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.