---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 169.230"
title: "33"
number: "169.230"
heading: "How often must a ship transmit position reports?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/169.230"
---

# §169.230. How often must a ship transmit position reports?


A ship's LRIT equipment must transmit position reports at 6-hour intervals unless a more frequent interval is requested remotely by an LRIT Data Center.


## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2005-22612, 73 FR 23319, Apr. 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70005, 70034, 70115, Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-5525, 64 FR 29234, June 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.