In addition to the survival craft requirements in subpart B, each vessel must have a gate or other opening in the deck rails, lifelines, or bulwarks adjacent to the stowage location of each survival craft which has a mass of more than 50 kilograms (110 pounds), so that the survival craft can be manually launched.
source: CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 28.805