33 CFR 162.140
§ 162.140 Connecting waters from Lake Huron to Lake Erie; miscellaneous rules.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 162.140, § 162.140 Connecting waters from Lake Huron to Lake Erie; miscellaneous rules, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/152603
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(a) Rules for towing vessels.
(1) A towing vessel may drop or anchor its tows only in accordance with the provisions of § 162.136.
(2) A towing vessel engaged in arranging its tow shall not obstruct the navigation of other vessels.
(b) Pilots. In the St. Clair River between Lake Huron Cut Lighted Buoy 1 and Port Huron Traffic Lighted Buoy, vessels shall not take on, discharge, or exchange pilots unless weather conditions would make the maneuver unsafe in the customary pilot area.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.