[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR176.110]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 176--INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart A--Certificate of Inspection
 
Sec. 176.110  Routes permitted.

    (a) The area of operation for each vessel and any necessary 
operational limits are determined by the cognizant OCMI, and recorded on 
the vessel's Certificate of Inspection. Each area of operation, referred 
to as a route, is described on the Certificate of Inspection under the 
major headings ``Oceans,'' ``Coastwise,'' ``Limited Coastwise,'' ``Great 
Lakes,'' ``Lakes, Bays, and Sounds,'' or ``Rivers,'' as applicable. 
Further limitations imposed or extensions granted are described by 
reference to bodies of waters, geographical points, distance from 
geographical points, distances from land, depths of channel, seasonal 
limitations, and similar factors.
    (b) Operation of a vessel on a route of lesser severity than those 
specifically described or designated on the Certificate of Inspection is 
permitted unless expressly prohibited on the Certificate of Inspection. 
The general order of severity of routes is: oceans, coastwise, limited 
coastwise, Great Lakes, lakes, bays, and sounds, and rivers. The 
cognizant OCMI may prohibit a vessel from operating on a route of lesser 
severity than the primary route a vessel is authorized to operate on if 
local conditions necessitate such a restriction.
    (c) Non-self-propelled vessels are prohibited from operating on an 
oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or Great Lakes route unless the 
Commandant approves such a route.
    (d) When designating a permitted route or imposing any operational 
limits on a vessel, the OCMI may consider:
    (1) Requirements of this subchapter for which compliance is based on 
the route of the vessel;
    (2) The performance capabilities of the vessel based on design, 
scantlings, stability, subdivision, propulsion, speed, operating modes, 
maneuverability, and other characteristics; and
    (3) The suitability of the vessel for nighttime operations and use 
in all weather conditions.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 953, Jan. 10, 1996; 61 FR 20557, May 7, 1996]