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46 C.F.R. § 35.20-45   Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL.

Title 46 - Shipping

Title 46: Shipping
PART 35—OPERATIONS
Subpart 35.20—Navigation

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§ 35.20-45   Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL.

Except as provided in 33 CFR 164.13, when the automatic pilot is used in:

(a) Areas of high traffic density;

(b) Conditions of restricted visibility; and

(c) All other hazardous navigational situations, the master shall ensure that:

(1) It is possible to immediately establish manual control of the ship's steering;

(2) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control; and

(3) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under, the supervision of the officer of the watch.

[CGD 75–074, 42 FR 5963, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 91–204, 58 FR 27633, May 10, 1993]

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