[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR127.440]



[Page 433]

 

                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 127_CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENTS--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart D_Construction of Windows, Visibility, and Operability of 

                                Coverings

 

Sec.  127.440  Operability of window coverings.



    Any covering or protection placed over a window or porthole that 

could be used as a means of escape must be able to be readily removed or 

opened. It must be possible to open or remove the covering or protection 

without anyone's having to go onto a weather deck. It may be necessary 

to break the glass of a window or porthole before removing or opening 

the covering or protection.