---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 169.240"
title: "33"
number: "169.240"
heading: "When may LRIT equipment be switched off?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/169.240"
---

# §169.240. When may LRIT equipment be switched off?


A ship engaged on an international voyage may switch off its LRIT equipment only when it is permitted by its Flag Administration, in circumstances detailed in SOLAS V/19-1.7, or in paragraph 4.4.1, of resolution MSC.210(81), as amended by resolution MSC.254(83) (Incorporated by reference, see [§ 169.15](/cfr/33/169.15.md)).


## 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.