---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 45.193"
title: "46"
number: "45.193"
heading: "Towboat power requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/45.193"
---

# §45.193. Towboat power requirements.


The towing vessel must meet the following requirements:

- (a) **General.** The towing vessel must have adequate horsepower (HP) to handle the tow, but not less than the amount specified for the routes below.
- (b) **Milwaukee and St. Joseph routes—** a minimum of 1,000 HP.
- (c) **Muskegon route—** a minimum of 1,500 HP.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-4623, 67 FR 19690, Apr. 23, 2002, as amended at 75 FR 70604, Nov. 18, 2010]

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-4623, 67 FR 19690, Apr. 23, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 5104, 5108; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-49R, 38 FR 12290, May 10, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-4623, 67 FR 19690, Apr. 23, 2002, as amended at 75 FR 70604, Nov. 18, 2010]