33 CFR 401.17
§ 401.17 Pitch indicators and alarms.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 401.17, § 401.17 Pitch indicators and alarms, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/154160
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Every vessel of 1600 gross registered tons or integrated tug and barge or articulated tug and barge unit of combined 1600 gross registered tons or more equipped with a variable pitch propeller shall be equipped with—
(a) A pitch indicator in the wheelhouse and the engine room; and
(b) Visible and audible pitch alarms, with a time delay of not greater than 8 seconds, in the wheelhouse and engine room to indicate wrong way pitch.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.