46 CFR § 401.428 - Boarding or discharging a pilot other than at designated points.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s401.428"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 401.428 - Boarding or discharging a pilot other than at designated points."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "401.428"
section_name: "Boarding or discharging a pilot other than at designated points."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD (GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE), DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 2104(a), 6101, 7701, 8105, 9303, 9304; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
cfr_part: "401"
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# 401.428 Boarding or discharging a pilot other than at designated points.
For a situation in which a vessel boards or discharges a U.S. pilot at a point not designated in § 401.450 of this part, it could incur additional charges as follows:
(a) Charges for the pilot's reasonable travel expenses to or from the pilot's base, if the situation occurs for reasons outside of the vessel's control, for example for a reason listed in § 401.420(c) of this part; or
(b) Charges for associated hourly charges under § 401.405 of this part, as well as the pilot's travel expenses as described in paragraph (a), if the situation takes place for the convenience of the vessel.
[USCG-2015-0497, 81 FR 11940, Mar. 7, 2016]