Title 33

SECTION 401.14

401.14 Anchor marking buoys.

§ 401.14 Anchor marking buoys.

(a) Every vessel shall have its anchors cleared and have the anchor marking buoys free to deploy (weak link to hold buoy line on board) with the buoy lines firmly secured to each anchor and ready to be released prior to entering the Seaway.

(b) Every vessel shall deploy the anchor marking buoy when dropping an anchor in Seaway waters (designated Seaway anchorages exempt).

[79 FR 12659, Mar. 6, 2014, as amended at 85 FR 15950, Mar. 20, 2020]

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