[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR161.21]

[Page 567]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 161--VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--Vessel Movement Reporting System
 
Sec. 161.21  Automated reporting.

    (a) Unless otherwise directed, vessels equipped with an Automatic 
Identification System (AIS) are required to make continuous, all 
stations, AIS broadcasts, in lieu of voice Position Reports, to those 
Centers denoted in Table 161.12(c) of this part.
    (b) Should an AIS become non-operational, while or prior to 
navigating a VMRS area, it should be restored to operating condition as 
soon as possible, and, until restored a vessel must:
    (1) Notify the Center;
    (2) Make voice radio Position Reports at designated reporting points 
as required by Sec. 161.20(b) of this part; and
    (3) Make any other reports as directed by the Center.

[USCG-2003-14757, 68 FR 39366, July 1, 2003]