33 CFR § 169.205 - What types of ships are required to transmit LRIT information (position reports)?

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title: "33 CFR § 169.205 - What types of ships are required to transmit LRIT information (position reports)?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "169.205"
section_name: "What types of ships are required to transmit LRIT information (position reports)?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "P"
subchapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
part_number: "169"
part_name: "SHIP REPORTING SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 70005, 70034, 70115, Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1999-5525, 64 FR 29234, June 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 169.205 What types of ships are required to transmit LRIT information (position reports)?

The following ships, while engaged on an international voyage, are required to transmit position reports:

(a) A passenger ship, including high speed passenger craft.

(b) A cargo ship, including high speed craft, of 300 gross tonnage or more.

(c) A mobile offshore drilling unit while underway and not engaged in drilling operations.