---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.017-1"
title: "46"
number: "160.017-1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.017-1"
---

# §160.017-1. Scope.

- (a) This subpart contains standards and approval and production tests for chain ladders used on a merchant vessel to get on and off the vessel in an emergency.
- (b) The requirements in this subpart apply to a chain ladder designed for use along a vertical portion of a vessel's hull.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 74-140, 46 FR 63286, Dec. 31, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.