[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: 33CFR401.7]

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                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. 401.7  Fenders.

    (a) Where any structural part of a vessel protrudes so as to 
endanger Seaway installations, the vessel shall be equipped with 
fenders--
    (1) That are made of steel, hardwood, or teflon or a combination of 
two or all of these materials, are of a thickness not exceeding 15 
centimeters, with well tapered ends, and are located along the hull, 
close to the main deck level; and

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    (2) That by no later than the beginning of the 1997 navigation 
season are permanently attached to the vessel, except that portable 
fenders, other than rope hawsers, are allowed for a single transit basis 
if the portable fenders are--
    (i) Made of a material that will float; and
    (ii) Securely fastened and suspended from the vessel in a horizontal 
position by a steel cable or a fiber rope in such a way that they can be 
raised or lowered in a manner that does not damage Seaway installations.

[61 FR 19551, May 2, 1996]