46 C.F.R. § 167.65-35   Use of auto pilot.


Title 46 - Shipping


Title 46: Shipping
PART 167—PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS
Subpart 167.65—Special Operating Requirements

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§ 167.65-35   Use of auto pilot.

Except as provided in 33 CFR 164.15, 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 human 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.

[CFR 75–074, 42 FR 5964, Jan. 17, 1977]

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