33 CFR § 401.83 - Reporting position at anchor, wharf, etc.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s401.83"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "33 CFR § 401.83 - Reporting position at anchor, wharf, etc."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "401.83"
section_name: "Reporting position at anchor, wharf, etc."
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"
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cfr_part: "401"
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# 401.83 Reporting position at anchor, wharf, etc.
A vessel anchoring in a designated anchorage area, or elsewhere, and a vessel mooring at a wharf or dock, tying-up to a canal bank or being held on a canal bank in any manner shall immediately report its position to the traffic controller and it shall not resume its voyage without the traffic controller's permission.
[73 FR 9954, Feb. 25, 2008]