[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: 33CFR162.132]

[Page 584-585]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 162--INLAND WATERWAYS NAVIGATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 162.132  Connecting waters from Lake Huron to Lake Erie; communications 
rules.

    (a) Radio listening watch. The master of each vessel required to 
comply with this section shall continuously monitor:
    (1) Channel 11 (156.55 mhz) between Lake Huron Cut Lighted Buoy 11 
and Lake St. Clair Light; and
    (2) Channel 12 (156.60 mhz) between Lake St. Clair Light and Detroit 
River Light.
    (b) Radiotelephone equipment. Reports required by this section shall 
be made by the master using a radiotelephone capable of operation on a 
vessel's navigation bridge, or in the case of a dredge, from its main 
control station.
    (c) English language. Reports required by this section shall be made 
in the English language.
    (d) Traffic reports. (1) Reports required by this section shall be 
made to SARNIA TRAFFIC on the frequency designated for the radio 
listening watch in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (2) Reports shall include the name of the vessel, location, intended 
course of action, and ETA at next reporting point.
    (e) Permanent reporting points. The master of each vessel to which 
this section applies shall report as required by paragraph (d) of this 
section at the location indicated in Table I.

                                 Table I
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   Downbound vessels         Reporting points         Upbound vessels
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Report................  30 Minutes North of Lake   .....................
                         Huron Cut.
                        Lighted Horn Buoy ``11''   .....................
Report................  Lake Huron Cut Light       .....................
                         ``7''
                        Lake Huron Cut Lighted     Report.
                         Buoy ``1''.
Report................  St. Clair/Black River      Report.
                         Junction Light.
                        Stag Island Upper Light..  Report.
Report................  Marine City Salt Dock      Report.
                         Light.
Report................  Grande Pointe Light        .....................
                         ``23''
                        St. Clair Flats Canal      Report.
                         Light ``2''.
Report................  Lake St. Clair Light.....  Report.
Report................  Belle Isle Light           .....................
Report................  Grassy Island Light......  Report.
Report................  Detroit River Light......  Report.
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    (f) Additional traffic reports.
    (1) A report shall be made upon leaving any dock, mooring, or 
anchorage, in the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Clair River 
except for--
    (i) Ferries on regular runs; and
    (ii) Vessels in the River Rouge.
    (2) A report shall be made before maneuvering to come about.
    (3) A report shall be made--
    (i) 20 minutes before entering or departing the River Rouge; and
    (ii) Immediately before entering or departing the River Rouge.
    (g) Report of impairment or other hazard. The master of a vessel 
shall report to SARNIA TRAFFIC as soon as possible:

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    (1) Any condition on the vessel that may impair its navigation, 
including but not limited to: fire, defective steering equipment, or 
defective propulsion machinery.
    (2) Any tow that the towing vessel is unable to control, or can 
control only with difficulty.
    (h) Exemptions. Compliance with this section is not required when a 
vessel's radiotelphone equipment has failed.

[CGD 78-151, 49 FR 18301, Apr. 30, 1984; 49 FR 26722, June 29, 1984, as 
amended by CGD 85-060, 51 FR 17016, May 8, 1986; CGD 85-060, 51 FR 
37274, Oct. 21, 1986]