33 CFR § 83.16 - Action by give-way vessel (Rule 16).

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title: "33 CFR § 83.16 - Action by give-way vessel (Rule 16)."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "83.16"
section_name: "Action by give-way vessel (Rule 16)."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "INLAND NAVIGATION RULES"
part_number: "83"
part_name: "NAVIGATION RULES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 2071; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3."
regulatory_source: "USCG-2012-0102, 79 FR 37912, July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
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# 83.16 Action by give-way vessel (Rule 16).

Every vessel which is directed to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, so far as possible, take early and substantial action to keep well clear.