33 CFR § 169.215 - How must a ship transmit position reports?

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title: "33 CFR § 169.215 - How must a ship transmit position reports?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "169.215"
section_name: "How must a ship transmit 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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# 169.215 How must a ship transmit position reports?

A ship must transmit position reports using Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) equipment that has been type-approved by their Administration. To be type-approved by the Coast Guard, LRIT equipment must meet the requirements of IMO Resolutions A.694(17), MSC.210(81), and MSC.254(83), and IEC standard IEC 60945 (Incorporated by reference, see § 169.15).