---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 169.245"
title: "33"
number: "169.245"
heading: "What must a ship master do if LRIT equipment is switched off or fails to operate?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/169.245"
---

# §169.245. What must a ship master do if LRIT equipment is switched off or fails to operate?

- (a) If a ship's LRIT equipment is switched off or fails to operate, the ship's master must inform his or her Flag Administration without undue delay.
- (b) The master must also make an entry in the ship's logbook that states—
  - (1) His or her reason for switching the LRIT equipment off, or an entry that the equipment has failed to operate, and
  - (2) **The period during which the LRIT equipment was switched off or non-operational.**

## 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.