33 CFR 401.49
§ 401.49 Dropping anchor or tying to canal bank.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 401.49, § 401.49 Dropping anchor or tying to canal bank, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/154193
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Except in an emergency, no vessel shall drop anchor in any canal or tie-up to any canal bank unless authorized to do so by the traffic controller. If the anchor is dropped, the Master of the vessel shall immediately report it to the nearest seaway station. Every anchor shall be suitably rigged for immediate release, holding and efficient retrieval.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.