33 CFR § 401.48 - Turning basins.

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title: "33 CFR § 401.48 - Turning basins."
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section_name: "Turning basins."
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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# 401.48 Turning basins.

No vessel shall be turned about in any canal, except:

(a) With permission from the traffic controller; and

(b) At the locations set out in the table to this section.

Table 1 to § 401.48

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | South Shore Canal: |
| (a) | Turning Basin No. 1—Opposite Brossard. |
| (b) | Turning Basin No. 2—Immediately below Côte St. Catherine Lock. |
| 2. | Welland Canal: |
| (a) | Turning Basin No. 1—Between Lock 7 and the Guard Gate Cut for vessels up to 180 m in overall length. |
| (b) | Turning Basin No.2—Immediately south of Port Robinson (mile 13). |
| (c) | Turning Basin No. 3—North of Lock No. 8 for vessels up to 140 m in overall length. |
| (d) | For vessels up to 80 m in overall length: |
| (1) | North end of Wharf No. 1. |
| (2) | Tie-up wall above Lock 1. |
| (2) | Tie-up wall below Lock 2. |
| (4) | Wharf No. 9. |
| (5) | Between the southerly extremities of Wharves 18-2 and 18-3. |

[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 51123, Nov. 12, 1982; 48 FR 20691, May 9, 1983; 49 FR 30936, Aug. 2, 1984; 73 FR 9954, Feb. 25, 2008; 91 FR 12692, Mar. 17, 2026]