33 CFR § 160.201 - General.

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title: "33 CFR § 160.201 - General."
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title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
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# 160.201 General.

This subpart contains requirements and procedures for submitting a notice of arrival (NOA), and a notice of hazardous condition. The sections in this subpart describe:

(a) Applicability and exemptions from requirements in this subpart;

(b) Required information in an NOA;

(c) Required updates to an NOA;

(d) Methods and times for submission of an NOA, and updates to an NOA;

(e) How to obtain a waiver; and

(f) Requirements for submission of the notice of hazardous condition.

For notice-of-arrival requirements for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, see 33 CFR part 146.

[80 FR 5330, Jan. 30, 2015]