Regulations for Passenger Ship Administration Article 58
If the entrances prescribed in the two preceding articles are far above passenger cabin floors, stairways accessing such entrances shall be provided in compliance with the following requirements:1. The width of the stairways shall be greater than that of the entrances. However, in case of winding stairs or other difficult stairs or the upper or lower stairs near which there are obstructions, the shipping administration authority or ship register institute may grant a width slightly narrower than that of the entrances;2. The entrance shall as much as possible be established in the fore and aft directions of the ship;3. The angle between the entrance and the floor deck shall be within 45 degrees; and4. There shall be handrails on stairs, with fender boards at the back.The shipping administration authority or ship register institute may slightly loosen the requirements of Item 3 and 4 in the previous paragraph for stairs in emergency exits.
中文原文 客船管理規則第58條
前二條規定之出入口，距乘客艙室地面有相當高度者，應依下列規定設置通至出入口之梯道：
一、梯寬應較各出入口之寬度為大。
但螺旋式梯、其他難以上下之梯或梯之上部或下部附近有障礙物者，航政機關或驗船機構得酌准略較出入口之寬度為狹。
二、應儘量設置於船舶之前後方向。
三、其與地面甲板之角度應在四十五度以內。
四、梯上應設扶手欄杆，緊貼梯後應設舖板。
設置於緊急出入口之梯，前項第三款及第四款規定，航政機關或驗船機構得酌准放寬之。
一、梯寬應較各出入口之寬度為大。
但螺旋式梯、其他難以上下之梯或梯之上部或下部附近有障礙物者，航政機關或驗船機構得酌准略較出入口之寬度為狹。
二、應儘量設置於船舶之前後方向。
三、其與地面甲板之角度應在四十五度以內。
四、梯上應設扶手欄杆，緊貼梯後應設舖板。
設置於緊急出入口之梯，前項第三款及第四款規定，航政機關或驗船機構得酌准放寬之。