[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR44.01-13]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 44_SPECIAL SERVICE LIMITED DOMESTIC VOYAGES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A_Administration
 
Sec. 44.01-13  Heavy weather plan.

    (a) Each heavy weather plan under Sec. 44.01-12(b) must be prepared 
by the vessel owner or operator and approved by the cognizant Officer in 
Charge, Marine Inspection. Approval of a heavy weather plan is limited 
to the current hurricane season.
    (b) The cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, is--
    (1) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, within whose area the 
work site is located for a vessel that will be operating in a limited 
geographical area; or
    (2) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, within whose area the 
point of departure is located for a transiting vessel.
    (c) The required content of the heavy weather plan is determined on 
a case-by-case basis by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection, based on knowledge of the local conditions. The heavy 
weather plan may contain weather radio frequencies and time schedules 
for seeking a harbor of safe refuge. A single heavy weather plan may be 
accepted for more than one vessel operating at a single work site or on 
a single route.
    (d) The vessel owner or operator must place a copy of the heavy 
weather plan on each vessel to which it applies and ensure that it 
remains there throughout the hurricane season.

[CGD 79-142, 45 FR 57402, Aug. 28, 1980]