---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 177.05"
title: "33"
number: "177.05"
heading: "Action to correct an especially hazardous condition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/177.05"
---

# §177.05. Action to correct an especially hazardous condition.


An operator of a boat who is directed by a Coast Guard Boarding Officer to take immediate and reasonable steps necessary for the safety of those aboard the vessel, under [section 4308](/usc/46/4308.md) of Title 46, United States Code, shall follow the direction of the Coast Guard Boarding Officer, which may include direction to:

- (a) Correct the especially hazardous condition immediately;
- (b) Proceed to a mooring, dock, or anchorage; or
- (c) **Suspend further use of the boat until the especially hazardous condition is corrected.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 72-71R, 37 FR 13347, July 7, 1972, as amended by CDG 84-099, 52 FR 47534, Dec. 14, 1987]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302, 4308, 4311; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439.

### Source

Source: CGD 72-71R, 37 FR 13347, July 7, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 72-71R, 37 FR 13347, July 7, 1972, as amended by CDG 84-099, 52 FR 47534, Dec. 14, 1987]