§ 401.84. Reporting of impairment or other hazard by vessels transiting within the Seaway.
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/us/cfr/t33/s§ 401.84·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
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 modification or malfunction on the vessel of equipment and machinery that is noted as operational in the current "Enhanced Ship Inspection" or "Self-Inspection" of the vessel;
(e)Any difficulty on the part of the vessel in controlling its tow or tows;
(f)Any hazard, dangerous situation or malfunctioning aid to navigation which has not been published in a Notice to Mariners;
(g)Any loss of anchor with particulars of the precise location of the loss; and
(h)Any location where visibility is less than one nautical mile. \[45 FR 52380, Aug. 7, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 51124, Nov. 12, 1982; 61 FR 19552, May 2, 1996; 65 FR 52915, Aug. 31, 2000; 77 FR 40805, July 11, 2012; 89 FR 15962, Mar. 6, 2024; 90 FR 1884, Jan. 10, 2025\]