[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR164.41]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 164_NAVIGATION SAFETY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 164.41  Electronic position fixing devices.

    (a) Each vessel calling at a port in the continental United States, 
including Alaska south of Cape Prince of Wales, except each vessel owned 
or bareboat chartered and operated by the United States, or by a state 
or its political subdivision, or by a foreign nation, and not engaged in 
commerce, must have one of the following:
    (1) A Type I or II LORAN C receiver as defined in Section 1.2(e), 
meeting Part 2 (Minimum Performance Standards) of the Radio Technical 
Commission for Marine Services (RTCM) Paper 12-78/DO-100 dated December 
20, 1977, entitled ``Minimum Performance Standards (MPS) Marine Loran-C 
Receiving Equipment''. Each receiver installed must be labeled with the 
information required under paragraph (b) of this section.
    (2) A satellite navigation receiver with:
    (i) Automatic acquisition of satellite signals after initial 
operator settings have been entered; and
    (ii) Position updates derived from satellite information during each 
usable satellite pass.
    (3) A system that is found by the Commandant to meet the intent of 
the statements of availability, coverage, and accuracy for the U.S. 
Coastal Confluence Zone (CCZ) contained in the U.S. ``Federal 
Radionavigation Plan'' (Report No. DOD-NO 4650.4-P, I or No. DOT-TSC-
RSPA-80-16, I). A person desiring a finding by the Commandant under this 
subparagraph must submit a written application describing the device to 
the Assistant Commandant for Operations, 2100 Second Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. After reviewing the application, the 
Commandant may request additional information to establish whether or 
not the device meets the intent of the Federal Radionavigation Plan.
    Note: The Federal Radionavigation Plan is available from the 
National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va. 22161, with the 
following Government Accession Numbers:
Vol 1, ADA 116468
Vol 2, ADA 116469
Vol 3, ADA 116470
Vol 4, ADA 116471
    (b) Each label required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section must 
show the following:
    (1) The name and address of the manufacturer.
    (2) The following statement by the manufacturer:
    This receiver was designed and manufactured to meet Part 2 (Minimum 
Performance Standards) of the RTCM MPS for Marine Loran-C Receiving 
Equipment.

(Sec. 12, 92 Stat. 1477 (33 U.S.C. 1231); 49 CFR 1.46(n)(4))

[CGD 81-081, 47 FR 58244, Dec. 30, 1982, as amended by CGD 88-052, 53 FR 
25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33669, June 28, 1996; CGD 97-023, 
62 FR 33365, June 19, 1997; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35532, June 30, 1998]