[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR177.820]

[Page 233]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 177_CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart H_Passenger Accommodations
 
Sec. 177.820  Seating.

    (a) A seat must be provided for each passenger permitted in a space 
for which the fixed seating criterion in Sec. 176.113(b)(3) of this 
subchapter has been used to determine the number of passengers 
permitted.
    (b) A seat must be constructed to minimize the possibility of injury 
and avoid trapping occupants.
    (c) Installation of seats must provide for ready escape.
    (d) Seats, including fixed, temporary, or portable seats, must be 
arranged as follows:
    (1) An aisle of not more than 3.8 meters (15 feet) in overall length 
must be not less than 610 millimeters (24 inches) in width.
    (2) An aisle of more than 3.8 meters (15 feet) in overall length 
must be not less than 760 millimeters (30 inches) in width.
    (3) Where seats are in rows, the distance from seat front to seat 
front must be not less than 760 millimeters (30 inches) and the seats 
must be secured to a deck or bulkhead.
    (4) Seats used to determine the number of passengers permitted, in 
accordance with Sec. 176.113(b)(3) of this chapter, must be secured to 
the deck, bulkhead, or bulwark.