[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR4.04-3]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 4_MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart 4.04_Notice of Potential Vessel Casualty
 
Sec. 4.04-3  Reports of lack of vessel communication.

    The owner, charterer, managing operator or agent of a vessel that is 
required to report to the United States flag Merchant Vessel Location 
Filing System under the authority of section 212(A) of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1122a), shall immediately notify the 
Coast Guard if more than 48 hours have passed since receiving 
communication from the vessel. This notification shall be given to the 
Coast Guard district RCC cognizant over the area the vessel was last 
operating in.

(Information collection requirements approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget under control number 1625-0048)

[CGD 85-015, 51 FR 19341, May 29, 1986, as amended by USCG-2006-25697, 
71 FR 55745, Sept. 25, 2006]