[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR401.3]

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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.  401.3  Maximum vessel dimensions.

    (a) Subject to paragraph (e) of this section, no vessel of more than 
222.5 m in overall length or 23.8 m in extreme breadth shall transit.
    (b) No vessel shall transit if any part of the vessel or anything on 
the vessel extends more than 35.5 m above water level.
    (c) No vessel shall transit if any part of its bridges or anything 
on the vessel protrudes beyond the hull.
    (d) No vessel's hull or superstructure when alongside a lock wall 
shall extend beyond the limits of the lock wall, as illustrated in 
appendix I of this part.
    (e) A vessel having a beam width in excess of 23.2 m, but not more 
than 23.8 m, and having dimensions that do not exceed the limits set out 
in the block diagram in Appendix I of this Part or overall length in 
excess of 222.5 m, but not more than 225.5 m, shall, on application to 
the Manager or Corporation, be considered for transit in accordance with 
directions issued by the Manager and Corporation.
    (f) Vessels with beams greater than 23.20 m may be subject to 
transit restrictions and/or delays during periods of ice cover.

(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 45 FR 52377, Aug. 7, 1980; 47 
FR 51121, Nov. 12, 1982; 48 FR 20690, May 9, 1983; 61 FR 19550, May 2, 
1996; 65 FR 52913, Aug. 31, 2000; 70 FR 12970, Mar. 17, 2005]