[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR185.304]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C_Miscellaneous Operating Requirements
 
Sec. 185.304  Navigation underway.


    (a) The movement of vessel shall be under the direction and control 
of the master or a licensed mate at all times. The master shall operate 
the vessel keeping the safety of the passengers and crew foremost in 
mind by directing the vessel in order to prevent a casualty. Special 
attention should be paid to:
    (1) The current(s) velocity and direction of the transiting area;
    (2) Tidal state;
    (3) Prevailing visibility and weather conditions;
    (4) Density of marine traffic;

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    (5) Potential damage caused by own wake;
    (6) The danger of each closing visual or radar contact;
    (7) Vessel's handling characteristics; and
    (8) Magnetic variation and deviation errors of the compass.
    (b) [Reserved]

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51359, Sept. 
30, 1997]