Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2014C00402:body:0:p5
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1,200 mm where the aisle length is not more than 2 m.
58.6.2.                          Where access to a single row of 'Seats' in an omnibus is not by a longitudinal aisle, the height inside the vehicle from any point on the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle to the ceiling shall be not less than:
58.6.2.1.                    1,500 mm for a 'Large Omnibus'; or
58.6.2.2.                    1,200 mm for other omnibuses.
58.7                                  ACCESS STEPS
58.7.0.1 Except as provided in clause 58.7.0.2, the following requirements shall apply to access steps to an omnibus except those steps providing access between decks of a double-deck omnibus.
58.7.0.2 clauses 58.7.3 and 58.7.4 shall not apply where access is to a single row of 'Seats' for a 'Small Omnibus having an occupant capacity of up to 15 persons, including the driver.
58.7.1.                          Any steps provided shall be fitted with a skid-resistant tread.
58.7.2.                          The height of access steps shall be:
58.7.2.1.                    except as provided in clause 58.7.2.3 or 58.7.2.4, not more than 410 mm or less than 250 mm relative to the ground in the case of the lowest access step of the unladen vehicle; or
58.7.2.2.                    not more than 300 mm (i.e. riser height) in the case of other access steps; or
58.7.2.3.                    not more than 450 mm in the case of an access step to a single row of 'Seats' for a 'Small Omnibus' having an occupant capacity of up to 15 persons including the driver, or in the case of an access step in the side of an omnibus with multi-axle drive designed for off-road operation; or
58.7.2.4.                    not more than 500 mm in the case of an access step in the back of an omnibus with multi-axle drive designed for off-road operation.
58.7.3.                          The width of access steps shall be not less than:
58.7.3.1.                    the width of the access opening in the case of the lowest access step; or
58.7.3.2.                    450 mm in the case of other access steps.
58.7.4.                          The tread depth of access steps shall be not less than:
58.7.4.1.                    225 mm in the case of a 'Large Omnibus';
58.7.4.2.                    180 mm in the case of a 'Small Omnibus'; or
58.7.4.3.                    180 mm for a width of 300 mm in the case of the lowest step of a 'Small Omnibus'  having an occupant capacity of up to 15 persons, including the driver.
58.7.5.                          Where more than one step is provided, the tread of one step may undercut the tread of the next highest step provided that, when viewed from above, not less than 180 mm of the lower step is visible, or 140 mm in the case of a 'Small Omnibus' having an occupant capacity of up to 15 persons, including the driver.