46 CFR 4.04-1
§ 4.04-1 Reports of potential vessel casualty.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 4.04-1, § 4.04-1 Reports of potential vessel casualty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223172
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A vessel owner, charterer, managing operator or agent shall immediately notify either of the following Coast Guard officers if there is reason to believe a vessel is lost or imperiled.
(a) The Coast Guard district rescue coordination center (RCC) cognizant over the area the vessel was last operating in; or
(b) The Coast Guard search and rescue authority nearest to where the vessel was last operating.
Reasons for belief that a vessel is in distress include, but are not limited to, lack of communication with or nonappearance of the vessel.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.