49 CFR § 39.87 Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities: Passenger Vessels

§ 39.87 What services are PVOs not required to provide to passengers with a disability on board a passenger vessel?

Current through Sep 25, 2026 · Read all of Part 39

As a PVO, you are not required to provide extensive special assistance to passengers with a disability. For purposes of this section, extensive special assistance includes the following activities:

(a) Assistance in actual eating;

(b) Assistance within a toilet room or assistance elsewhere on the vessel with elimination functions; and

(c) Provision of medical equipment or services, or personal devices, except to the extent provided to all passengers.

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