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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
While transiting the Seaway, the master of a vessel shall immediately report to the nearest Seaway station:
(a) Any condition of the vessel that might impair its ability to transit safely and expeditiously;
(b) Any hazardous condition of the vessel;
(c) Any malfunction of equipment on the vessel
(d) Any difficulty on the part of the vessel in controlling its tow or tows;
(e) Any hazard, dangerous situation or malfunctioning aid to navigation which has not been published in a Notice to Mariners;
(f) Any loss of anchor with particulars of the precise location of the loss; and
(g) Any location where visibility is less than one nautical mile.
(Authority: 68 Stat. 93–96, 33 U.S.C. 981–990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 of sec. 2 of Pub.L. 95–474, 92 Stat. 1471)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 33.401.84 Reporting of impairment or other hazard by vessels transiting within the Seaway - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-33-navigation-and-navigable-waters/cfr-sect-33-401-84/
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