46 CFR 307.17
§ 307.17 Distress messages and hostile action reports.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 307.17, § 307.17 Distress messages and hostile action reports, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/231986
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(a) AMVER reports shall not replace distress messages and hostile action reports prescribed by Chapter 5, Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) Publication 117.
(b) Vessel owners or operators subject to this part shall summarize distress messages or hostile action reports in the comments sections of AMVER reports.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.