33 CFR § 401.84 - Reporting of impairment or other hazard by vessels transiting within the Seaway.

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title: "33 CFR § 401.84 - Reporting of impairment or other hazard by vessels transiting within the Seaway."
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title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
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section_name: "Reporting of impairment or other hazard by vessels transiting within the Seaway."
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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# 401.84 Reporting of impairment or other hazard by vessels transiting within the Seaway.

While transiting the Seaway, the master of a vessel shall immediately report to the nearest Seaway station:

(a) Any condition of the vessel that might impair its ability to transit safely and expeditiously;

(b) Any hazardous condition of the vessel;

(c) Any malfunction of equipment on the vessel;

(d) Any modification or malfunction on the vessel of equipment and machinery that is noted as operational in the current “Enhanced Ship Inspection” or “Self-Inspection” of the vessel;

(e) Any difficulty on the part of the vessel in controlling its tow or tows;

(f) Any hazard, dangerous situation or malfunctioning aid to navigation which has not been published in a Notice to Mariners;

(g) Any loss of anchor with particulars of the precise location of the loss; and

(h) Any location where visibility is less than one nautical mile.

[45 FR 52380, Aug. 7, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 51124, Nov. 12, 1982; 61 FR 19552, May 2, 1996; 65 FR 52915, Aug. 31, 2000; 77 FR 40805, July 11, 2012; 89 FR 15962, Mar. 6, 2024; 90 FR 1884, Jan. 10, 2025]