[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: 33CFR164.53]

[Page 629]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 164_NAVIGATION SAFETY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 164.53  Deviations from rules and reporting: Non-operating equipment.

    (a) If during a voyage any equipment required by this part stops 
operating properly, the person directing the movement of the vessel may 
continue to the next port of call, subject to the directions of the 
District Commander or the Captain of the Port, as provided by Part 160 
of this chapter.
    (b) If the vessel's radar, radio navigation receivers, gyrocompass, 
echo depth sounding device, or primary steering gear stops operating 
properly, the person directing the movement of the vessel must report or 
cause to be reported that it is not operating properly to the nearest 
Captain of the Port, District Commander, or, if participating in a 
Vessel Traffic Service, to the Vessel Traffic Center, as soon as 
possible.

(Sec. 2, Pub. L. 95-474, 92 Stat. 1471 (33 U.S.C. 1221); 49 CFR 
1.46(n)(4))

[CGD 74-77, 42 FR 5956, Jan. 31, 1977]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 
164.53, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.