[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 33CFR401.9]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

CHAPTER IV--SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 401_SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart A_Regulations

 

Sec.  401.9  Radiotelephone equipment.



    (a) Self-propelled vessels, other than pleasure craft of less than 

20.0 m in overall length, shall be equipped with VHF (very high 

frequency) radiotelephone equipment.

    (b) The radio transmitters on a vessel shall:

    (1) Have sufficient power output to enable the vessel to communicate 

with Seaway stations from a distance of 48 km; and

    (2) Be fitted to operate from the conning position in the wheelhouse 

and to communicate on channels 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 and 66a.



(68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 

12 and 13 of sec. 2 of Pub. L. 95-474, 92 Stat. 1471)



[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 40 FR 11721, Mar. 13, 1975; 

47 FR 51121, Nov. 12, 1982; 48 FR 20690, May 9, 1983; 61 FR 19551, May 

2, 1996; 70 FR 12970, Mar. 17, 2005]