[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: 33CFR173.53]

[Page 804]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 173--VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C--Casualty and Accident Reporting
 
Sec. 173.53  Immediate notification of death or disappearance.

    (a) When, as a result of an occurrence that involves a vessel or its 
equipment, a person dies or disappears from a vessel, the operator 
shall, without delay, by the quickest means available, notify the 
nearest reporting authority listed in Appendix A of this part of:
    (1) The date, time, and exact location of the occurrence;
    (2) The name of each person who died or disappeared;
    (3) The number and name of the vessel; and
    (4) The names and addresses of the owner and operator.
    (b) When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required by 
paragraph (a) of this section, each person on board the vessel shall 
notify the casualty reporting authority or determine that the notice has 
been given.