33 CFR 401.39
§ 401.39 Preparing mooring lines for passing through.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 401.39, § 401.39 Preparing mooring lines for passing through, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/154182
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Before a vessel enters a lock:
(a) Winches shall be capable of paying out and heaving in at a minimum speed of 46 m per minute; and
(b) The eye of each mooring line shall be passed outward through the fairleads at the side.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.