Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter P - Ports and Waterways Safety |
Part 162 - Inland Waterways Navigation Regulations |
§ 162.140 - Connecting waters from Lake Huron to Lake Erie; miscellaneous rules.
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§ 162.140 Connecting waters from Lake Huron to Lake Erie; miscellaneous rules.
(a) Rules for towing vessels.
(1) A towing vessel may drop or anchor its tows only in accordance with the provisions of § 162.136.
(2) A towing vessel engaged in arranging its tow shall not obstruct the navigation of other vessels.
(b) Pilots. In the St. Clair River between Lake Huron Cut Lighted Buoy 1 and Port Huron Traffic Lighted Buoy, vessels shall not take on, discharge, or exchange pilots unless weather conditions would make the maneuver unsafe in the customary pilot area.
[CGD 78-151, 49 FR 18302, Apr. 30, 1984]