---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 401.65"
title: "33"
number: "401.65"
heading: "Communication—ports, docks and anchorages."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/401.65"
---

# §401.65. Communication—ports, docks and anchorages.

- (a) Every vessel entering or leaving a lake port shall report to the appropriate Seaway station at the following check points:
  - (1) For the lake ports of Toronto and Hamilton, 1 nautical mile outside the harbor limits; and
  - (2) **For other lake ports, when crossing the harbor entrance.**
- (b) Every vessel arriving at a port, dock, or anchorage shall report to the appropriate Seaway station, giving an estimated time of departure if possible.
- (c) At least four hours prior to departure from a port, dock, or anchorage, every vessel shall report to the appropriate Seaway station its destination and its expected time of arrival at the next check point.
- (d) Every vessel intending to conduct a dive operation and/or Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) inspection at a dock, wharf or approach wall shall provide a 24-hour minimum notice of diving operations to the appropriate Seaway Traffic control Centre.

## Notes

### Amendments

[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 51123, Nov. 12, 1982; 55 FR 48599, Nov. 21, 1990; 61 FR 19551, May 2, 1996; 76 FR 13089, Mar. 10, 2011; 88 FR 14268, Mar. 8, 2023; 89 FR 15961, Mar. 6, 2024; 90 FR 1883, Jan. 10, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 983(a) and 984(a)(4), as amended; 49 CFR 1.101, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 51123, Nov. 12, 1982; 55 FR 48599, Nov. 21, 1990; 61 FR 19551, May 2, 1996; 76 FR 13089, Mar. 10, 2011; 88 FR 14268, Mar. 8, 2023; 89 FR 15961, Mar. 6, 2024; 90 FR 1883, Jan. 10, 2025]