---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 185.360"
title: "46"
number: "185.360"
heading: "Use of auto pilot."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/185.360"
---

# §185.360. Use of auto pilot.


Whenever an automatic pilot is used the master shall ensure that:

- (a) It is possible to immediately establish manual control of the vessel's steering;
- (b) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control; and
- (c) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under the supervision of, the master or the mate on watch.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.