(a) A facility serving ferries or passenger vessels certificated to carry more than 150 passengers, other than cruise ships, may designate an area within the facility as a public access area.
(b) A public access area is a defined space within a facility that is open to all persons and provides pedestrian access through the facility from public thoroughfares to the vessel. [USCG-2003-14732, 68 FR 39322, July 1, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 60540, Oct. 22, 2003]