46 CFR § 45.193 - Towboat power requirements.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s45.193"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 45.193 - Towboat power requirements."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "45.193"
section_name: "Towboat power requirements."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "LOAD LINES"
part_number: "45"
part_name: "GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 5104, 5108; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-49R, 38 FR 12290, May 10, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "45"
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# 45.193 Towboat power requirements.
The towing vessel must meet the following requirements:
(a) *General.* The towing vessel must have adequate horsepower (HP) to handle the tow, but not less than the amount specified for the routes below.
(b) *Milwaukee and St. Joseph routes:* a minimum of 1,000 HP.
(c) *Muskegon route:* a minimum of 1,500 HP.
[USCG-1998-4623, 67 FR 19690, Apr. 23, 2002, as amended at 75 FR 70604, Nov. 18, 2010]