46 CFR 35.20-45

§ 35.20-45 Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL.

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 35.20-45, § 35.20-45 Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224451
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Full text

When the automatic pilot is used in: (a) Areas of high traffic density; (b) Conditions of restricted visibility; and (c) All other hazardous navigational situations, the master shall ensure that: (1) It is possible to immediately establish manual control of the ship's steering; (2) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control; and (3) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under, the supervision of the officer of the watch.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.