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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
No door to the required means of escape may be designed to lock except—
(a) A crash door or a door that has a locking device that can be easily forced, if on both sides of the door a permanent and easily seen instruction is placed; or
(b) An outside door to a deckhouse if the door can be locked by key only and if the master or person in charge has control of the key to the door's lock.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.108.157 Locked doors - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-46-shipping/cfr-sect-46-108-157/
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