33 CFR § 401.13 - Hand lines.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s401.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 401.13 - Hand lines."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "401.13"
section_name: "Hand lines."
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
cfr_part: "401"
---
# 401.13 Hand lines.
Hand lines shall:
(a) Be made of material acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation;
(b) Be of uniform thickness and have a diameter of not less than 12 mm and not more than 18 mm and a minimum length of 30 m; and
(c) Not be weighted or have knotted ends.
[70 FR 12971, Mar. 17, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 12659, Mar. 6, 2014; 81 FR 13746, Mar. 15, 2016; 90 FR 1882, Jan. 10, 2025]