[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR207.200]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 207--NAVIGATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 207.200  Mississippi River below mouth of Ohio River, including South and Southwest Passes; use, administration, and navigation.

    (a) Mississippi River bank protection works provided by United 
States. Except in case of great emergency, no vessel or craft shall 
anchor over revetted banks of the river, and no floating plant other 
than launches and similar small craft shall land against banks protected 
by revetment except at regular commercial landings. In all cases, every 
precaution to avoid damage to the revetment works shall be exercised. 
The construction of log rafts along mattressed or paved banks or the 
tying up and landing of log rafts against such banks shall be performed 
in such a manner as to cause no damage to the mattress work or bank 
paving. Generally, mattress work extends out into the river 600 feet 
from the low water line. Information as to the location of revetted 
areas may be obtained from, and will be published from time to time by, 
the District Engineers, Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, 
Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, and the President, 
Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
    (b) Mississippi River below Baton Rouge, La., including South and 
Southwest Passes--(1) Supervision. The use, administration, and 
navigation of the waterways to which this paragraph applies shall be 
under the supervision of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, New 
Orleans, Louisiana.
    (2)-(3) [Reserved]
    (4) Cable and pipeline crossings. Any cable or pipeline crossing or 
extending into the waterways shall be marked by large signs with 12-inch 
black letters on a white background readable from the waterway side, 
placed on each side of the river near the point where the cable or 
pipeline enters the water, and at a sufficient height to be readable 
above any obstructions normally to be expected at the locality such as 
weeds or moored vessels.
    (5) Marine accidents. Masters, mates, pilots, owners, or other 
persons using the waterway to which this paragraph applies shall notify 
the District Engineer by the most expeditious means available of all 
marine accidents, such as fire, collision, sinking, or stranding, where 
there is possible obstruction of the channel or interference with 
navigation or where damage to Government property is involved, 
furnishing a clear statement as to the name, address, and ownership of 
the vessel or vessels involved, the time and place, and the action 
taken. In all cases, the owner of

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the sunken vessel shall take immediate steps properly to mark the wreck.

[15 FR 3325, May 30, 1950, as amended at 17 FR 6594, July 18, 1952; 27 
FR 3166, Apr. 3, 1962; 33 FR 10456, July 23, 1968; 42 FR 51773, Sept. 
29, 1977; 42 FR 57961, 57962, Nov. 7, 1977]