[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: 33CFR401.12] [Page 601] TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER IV--SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 401--SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES--Table of Contents Subpart A--Regulations Sec. 401.12 Minimum requirements--mooring lines and fairleads. (a) Minimum requirements in respect of mooring lines, which shall be available for securing on either side of the vessel, winches, and the location of fairleads on vessels are as follows: (1) Vessels of 40 m or less in overall length shall have at least two mooring lines or hawsers that may be led through closed chocks and be hand held, one of which shall lead from the break of the bow and the other shall lead from the quarter. (2) Vessels of more than 40 m but not more than 60 m in overall length shall have four mooring lines, two of which shall be power operated by winches, capstans or windlasses and shall be led through a type of fairlead acceptable to the Corporation and the Manager, of which two mooring lines: (i) One shall lead forward from the break of the bow and one astern from the quarter, or (ii) One shall lead astern from the break of the bow and one forward from the quarter; (3) The other two mooring lines required on vessels of more than 40 m but not more than 60 m may be led through closed chocks and may be hand held; (4) Vessels of more than 60 m in overall length shall have four mooring lines, two of which shall lead from the break of the bow and two of which shall lead from the quarter, and (i) All shall be power operated by the main drums of adequate power operated winches and not by capstans or windlasses; and (ii) All shall be led through a type of fairlead acceptable to the Corporation and the Manager. (5) Every vessel shall have a minimum of two spare mooring wires available and ready for immediate use. (b) The following table sets out the requirements for the location of fairleads for vessels of 60 m or more in overall length: Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For mooring lines For mooring lines Overall length of vessels Nos. 1 and 2 Nos. 3 and 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 m or more but not more than Between 10 m and 25 Between 10 m and 90 m. m from the stem. 25 m from the stern. More than 90 m but not more Between 12 m and 30 Between 15 m and than 120 m. m from the stem. 35 m from the stern. More than 120 m but not more Between 12 m and 35 Between 15 m and than 150 m. m from the stem. 40 m from the stern. More than 150 m but not more Between 15 m and 40 Between 20 m and than 180 m. m from the stem. 45 m from the stern. More than 180 m but not more Between 20 m and 50 Between 20 m and than 222.5 m. m from the stem. 50 m from the stern. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 of sec. 2 of Pub. L. 95-474, 92 Stat. 1471) [39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 51121, Nov. 12, 1982; 48 FR 20691, May 9, 1983; 55 FR 48598, Nov. 21, 1990; 65 FR 52915, Aug. 31, 2000]