--- kind: "range" citation: "33 C.F.R. §§ 401.5–401.19" title: "33" from: "401.5" to: "401.19" count: 15 url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/401.5..401.19" --- # §401.5. Required equipment. - (a) No vessel shall transit unless it is (1) Propelled by motor power that is adequate in the opinion of an officer; and (2) Marked and equipped in accordance with the requirements of [§ 401.6 to 401.21](/cfr/33/401.6..401.21.md). - (b) [Reserved] # §401.6. Markings. - (a) Vessels of more than 20.0 m in overall length shall be correctly and distinctly marked and equipped with draft markings on both sides at the bow and stern. - (b) In addition to the markings required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, vessels of more than 110 m in overall length shall be marked on both sides with midship draft markings. - (c) Where a vessel's bulbous bow extends forward beyond her stem head, a symbol of a bulbous bow shall be marked above the vessel's summer load line draught mark in addition to a + symbol followed by a number indicating the total length in meters by which the bulbous bow projects beyond the stem. # §401.7. Fenders. - (a) Where any structural part of a vessel protrudes so as to endanger Seaway installations, the vessel shall be equipped with only horizontal permanent fenders— - (1) That are made of steel, are of a thickness not exceeding 15 cm, with well tapered ends, and are located along the hull, close to the main deck level; and - (2) On special application, portable fenders, other than rope hawsers, may be allowed for a single transit if the portable fenders are— - (i) Made of a material that will float; and - (ii) Securely fastened and suspended from the vessel in a horizontal position by a steel cable or a fiber rope in such a way that they can be raised or lowered in a manner that does not damage Seaway installations. - (b) Tires shall not be used as fenders. - (c) On special application, vessels of unusual design may be permitted to utilize permanent fenders not greater than 30 cm in thickness. # §401.8. Landing booms. - (a) Vessels of more than 50 m in overall length and a freeboard of 2 m or more may be equipped with landing booms. - (b) **For vessels with landing booms—** - (1) Vessel must be equipped with an adequate landing boom on each side; - (2) Landing booms must be in compliance with applicable regulations; - (3) Vessel's crews shall be adequately trained in the use of landing booms for the purpose of landing crew ashore; and - (4) Vessel must have onboard for inspection the following documents: - (i) A copy of the test certificates for each of the landing booms from either a classification society or a third party, dated within 5 years; - (ii) Documents to demonstrate appropriate training; and - (iii) **Documented tests and maintenance records of landing boom equipment.** - (c) At the U.S. Locks, vessels not equipped with or not using landing booms may be tied up at the approach walls based on Lock personnel availability. - (d) At the Canadian Locks, vessels not equipped with or not using landing booms may be delayed and/or put to anchor until such time that the traffic pattern can accommodate their transit. # §401.9. Radio telephone and navigation equipment. - (a) Self-propelled vessels, other than pleasure craft of less than 20.0 m in overall length, shall be equipped with two VHF (very high frequency) radios. - (1) All communications shall be on the applicable VHF frequency. The use of personal electronic devices for communication between vessels or with traffic control should be limited to necessity. - (2) Please note that communications into the Traffic Control Center may be recorded for quality assurance and training purposes. - (b) **The radio transmitters on a vessel shall—** - (1) Have sufficient power output to enable the vessel to communicate with Seaway stations from a distance of 48 km; and - (2) Be fitted to operate from the conning position in the wheelhouse and to communicate on channels 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 66a, 75, 76 and 77. - (c) Gyro compass error greater than 2 degrees must be serviced prior to transiting the Seaway, and if noted during a Seaway transit, must be reported to the nearest Seaway station and serviced at the first opportunity. # §401.10. Mooring lines. - (a) **Mooring lines shall—** - (1) Be of a uniform thickness throughout their length; - (2) Have a diameter not greater than 28 mm for wire line and not greater than 64 mm for approved synthetic lines; - (3) Be fitted with a hand spliced eye or Flemish type mechanical spliced eye of not less than 2.4 m long for wire lines and 1.8 m long spliced eye for approved synthetic lines; - (4) Have sufficient strength to check the vessel; and - (5) Be arranged so that they may be led to either side of the vessel as required. - (6) Be certified and a test certificate for each mooring line containing information on breaking strength, material type, elongation and diameter shall be available onboard for inspection. - (b) Unless otherwise permitted by an officer, vessels greater than 200 m shall only use wire mooring lines with a breaking strength that complies with the minimum specifications set out in the table to this section shall be used for securing a vessel in lock chambers. - (c) [Reserved] - (d) **Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section, nylon line is not permitted.** - (e) Hand held synthetic lines if permitted by the Manager or Corporation shall meet the criteria in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section and shall have a minimum length of not less than 65 meters. # §401.11. Fairleads. - (a) **Mooring lines shall—** - (1) Be led at the vessel's side through a type of fairlead or closed chock, acceptable to the Manager and Corporation; - (2) Pass through not more than three inboard rollers that are fixed in place and equipped with horns to ensure that lines will not slip off when slackened and provided with free-running sheaves or rollers; and - (3) Where the fairleads are mounted flush with the hull, be permanently fendered to prevent the lines from being pinched between the vessel and a wall. - (4) When passing synthetic lines through a type of fairlead or closed chock acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation all sharp edges of the fairlead, closed chock and/or bulwark shall be rounded to protect the line from chafing or breakage. - (b) Wire lines shall only be led through approved roller type fairleads. # §401.12. Minimum requirements—mooring lines and fairleads. - (a) Unless otherwise permitted by the officer the minimum requirements in respect to mooring lines which shall be available for securing on either side of the vessel, winches and the location of fairleads on vessels are as follows: - (1) Vessels of 100 m or less in overall length shall have at least three mooring lines—wires or synthetic hawsers, two of which shall be independently power operated and one if synthetic, may be hand held. - (i) One line shall lead forward from the break of the bow and one line shall lead astern from the quarter and be independently power operated by winches, capstans or windlasses and lead through closed chocks or fairleads acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation; and - (ii) One synthetic hawser may be hand held or if wire line is used shall be powered. The line shall lead astern from the break of the bow through a closed chock to suitable bitts on deck for synthetic line or led from a capstan, winch drums or windlass to an approved fairlead for a wire line. - (2) Vessels of more than 100 m but not more than 150 m in overall length shall have three mooring lines—wires or synthetic hawsers, which shall be independently power operated by winches, capstans or windlasses. - (i) All lines shall be led through closed chocks or fairleads acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation. - (ii) One mooring line shall lead forward and one shall lead astern from the break of the bow and one mooring line shall lead astern from the quarter. - (3) Vessels of more than 150 m but not more than 200 m in overall length shall have four mooring lines, wires or synthetic hawsers, which shall be independently power operated by winches. - (i) One mooring line shall lead forward and one mooring line shall lead astern from the break of the bow. - (ii) One mooring line shall lead forward and one mooring line shall lead astern from the quarter. - (iii) All lines shall be led through closed chocks or fairleads acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation. - (4) Vessels of more than 200 m in overall length shall have four mooring lines—wires, independently power operated by the main drums of adequate power operated winches as follows: - (i) One mooring line shall lead forward and one mooring line shall lead astern from the break of the bow. - (ii) One mooring line shall lead forward and one mooring line shall lead astern from the quarter. - (iii) All lines shall be led through a type of fairlead acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation. - (5) Every vessel shall have a minimum of two spare mooring lines available and ready for immediate use. - (b) Unless otherwise permitted by the officer, the following table sets out the requirements for the location of fairleads or closed chocks for vessels of 100 m or more in overall length: # §401.13. Hand lines. Hand lines shall: - (a) Be made of material acceptable to the Manager and the Corporation; - (b) Be of uniform thickness and have a diameter of not less than 12 mm and not more than 18 mm and a minimum length of 30 m; and - (c) **Not be weighted or have knotted ends.** # §401.14. Anchors, anchor marking buoys. - (a) Every vessel shall have their anchors cleared and have the anchor marking buoys free to deploy (weak link to hold buoy line onboard) with the buoy lines firmly secured to each anchor, and ready to be released prior to entering the Seaway. - (b) Every vessel shall deploy the anchor marking buoy when dropping an anchor in Seaway waters (designated Seaway anchorages exempt). - (c) Every vessel shall be equipped with operational anchor(s) suitably rigged for immediate release, holding, and retrieval. Every vessel shall be responsible for locating and retrieving any anchor deployed by the vessel and shall do so in a timely manner so as not to delay transit of vessels. # §401.15. Stern anchors. - (a) Every vessel of more than 125 m in overall length, the keel of which is laid after January 1, 1975, shall be equipped with a stern anchor. - (b) Every integrated tug and barge or articulated tug and barge unit greater than 125 m in overall length which is constructed after January 1, 2003 shall be equipped with a stern anchor. # §401.16. Propeller direction alarms. Every vessel of 1600 gross registered tons or integrated tug and barge or articulated tug and barge unit of combined 1600 gross registered tons or more shall be equipped with— - (a) Propeller direction and shaft r.p.m. indicators located in the wheelhouse and the engine room; and - (b) Visible and audible wrong-way propeller direction alarms, with a time delay of not greater than 8 seconds, located in the wheelhouse and the engineer room, unless the vessel is fitted with a device which renders it impossible to operate engines against orders from the bridge telegraph. # §401.17. Pitch indicators and alarms. Every vessel of 1600 gross registered tons or integrated tug and barge or articulated tug and barge unit of combined 1600 gross registered tons or more equipped with a variable pitch propeller shall be equipped with— - (a) A pitch indicator in the wheelhouse and the engine room; and - (b) Visible and audible pitch alarms, with a time delay of not greater than 8 seconds, in the wheelhouse and engine room to indicate wrong way pitch. # §401.18. Steering lights. Every vessel shall be equipped with: - (a) A steering light located on the centerline at or near the stem of the vessel and clearly visible from the helm; or - (b) Two steering lights located at equal distances either side of the centerline at the forepart of the vessel and clearly visible from the bridge along a line parallel to the keel. # §401.19. Disposal and discharge systems. - (a) Every vessel not equipped with containers for ordure shall be equipped with a sewage disposal system enabling compliance with the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals regulations (Canada), the U.S. Clean Water Act, and the U.S. Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, and amendments thereto. - (b) Garbage on a vessel shall be: - (1) Destroyed by means of an incinerator or other garbage disposal device; or - (2) Retained on board in covered, leak-proof containers, until such time as it can be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals regulations (Canada), the U.S. Clean Water Act and the U.S. Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, and amendments thereto. - (c) No substance shall be discharged or disposed of onto a lockwall or tie-up wall by any means, including overboard discharge pipes. - (d) Burning of shipboard garbage is prohibited between call in point 2 (CIP 2) and Cape Vincent, and between CIP 15 and 16.