NOTE: The amendment postponing for the duration of the war and six months thereafter the effective date of the regulations and conditions in § 206.95 (33 CFR, Cum. Supp., 206.95, note) was revoked, and the said regulations and conditions were declared to be in full force and effect, by Regulation, The Adjutant General, Mar. 6, 1946 (CE 800.217 (Alaska Waters)-SPEWR), 11 F.R. 2650. PART 207-NAVIGATION REGULATIONS Sec. 207.20 207.100 207.180 Cape Cod Canal, Mass.; use, admin- Inland Waterway from Delaware 207.220 Mississippi River in the vicinity of Algiers Point, Port of New Orleans, La.; movement of vessels. [Amended] § 207.20 Cape Cod Canal, Mass.; use, administration, and navigation. (b) Supervision. The movement of all vessels and craft of every description through the canal, and the care and maintenance of the canal and all property of the United States pertaining thereto, shall be under the supervision of the United States Division Engineer, New England Division, Park Square Building, 31 St. James Avenue, Boston 16, Massachusetts, who has general charge of Federal waterway improvements in the locality, and his authorized representatives. (b) When dispatching vessels from the West Mooring Basin or the State Pier. (c) When the railroad bridge is lowered. When the green light is showing, vessels may proceed. When the amber light is showing, vessels may proceed through the Hog Island Channel as far as the West Mooring Basin or the State Pier. When the red light is showing, vessels must not pass Station 389. (3) Procedure in thick weather. (i) Obtaining clearance. When signal lights are obscured by thick weather clearance should be secured by radio or other reliable medium. (ii) Signaling by vessels. In thick weather all vessels, having obtained clearance, shall signal by three long blasts of whistle or horn when passing in by Wings Neck Light or Sandwich Breakwater. (i) Management of vessels-(1) Pilot rules. The canal is an inland waterway of the United States and the pilot rules for such waterways as contained in the United States Coast Guard publication "Pilot Rules" are applicable concerning matters not otherwise covered herein. (j) Statistics. Masters of vessels shall furnish the authorized representative of the Division Engineer (1) Trespass or injury to property. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (m) of this section, trespass upon the canal property or injury to the canal, lands, banks, revetment, bridges, breakwaters, dikes, dolphins, fences, culverts, trees, telephone lines, power lines, or any other property of the United States pertaining to the canal is prohibited. (m) Fish and game. All persons are forbidden to enter upon the canal or the lands of the United States pertaining thereto for the purpose of fishing or hunting or taking fish or game by any means without a written permit from the Division Engineer or his authorized representative, except that fishing with rod and line from the banks of the canal at such locations as may be established by the Division Engineer or his authorized representative is allowed without such a CODIFICATION: § 207.20 was amended in the following respects, by Regulations, The Ad. jutant General, Nov. 18, 1946 (Cape Cod Canal, Mass.), ENGWR, 11 F.R. 14515: 1. Paragraph (b) was amended to read as set forth above. 2. The first sentence of paragraph (e) was amended to read as set forth above. 3. In paragraph (f) the text immediately following the headnote, and paragraphs (2) (ii) and (3) were amended. 4. In paragraph (i) the headnote and subparagraph (1) were amended. 5. In paragraph (j) the words "Division Engineer" were substituted for "District Engineer." 6. Paragraphs (1) and (m) were amended to read as set forth above. 7. Paragraph (n) was revoked. § 207.100 Inland Waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Del. and Md., Chesapeake and Delaware Canal; use, administration, and navigation. (h) Traffic lights. Navigation in and through the canal shall be governed by the following system of traffic control lights. These lights, which are of fixed type, are located on the outer end of the north jetty at the eastern entrance to the canal, at Lorewood Grove (Station 39-500) about one mile east of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and on the south bank of the canal (Station 83500) approximately one mile west of Chesapeake City. Green light. Canal open to navigation. Amber light. Caution. Traffic restricted. Red light. Canal closed to traffic. Vessel must stop. In addition to the above system of lights, navigation shall be governed by the lights installed at bridges crossing the canal and at the Chesapeake City Office as described in paragraph (1) of this section. [Paragraph (h) amended, July 19, 1946, (CE 800.211 (ChesapeakeDelaware Canal)-ENGWR), 11 F.R. 8536] § 207.180 All waterways tributary to the Gulf of Mexico (except the Mississippi River, its tributaries and outlets) from St. Marks, Fla., to the Rio Grande; use, administration, and navigation—(a) Description. This section shall apply to: (1) Waterways. All navigable waters of the United States which are tributary to or connected by other waterways with the Gulf of Mexico between St. Marks River, Florida, and the Rio Grande, Texas, both inclusive, except the Mississippi River, its tributaries and outlets, and including the Intracoastal Waterway from Apalachee Bay, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. (2) Locks and floodgates. All locks, floodgates, and appurtenant structures in the above-described waterways. (3) Bridges, wharves, and other structures. All bridges, wharves, and other structures in or over the above-described waterways. (4) Vessels and rafts. The term "vessels" as used in this section includes all floating craft other than rafts. (b) Authority of District Engineers. The use, administration, and navigation of the waterways and structures to which this section applies shall be under the direction of the officers of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, detailed in charge of the respective districts, and their authorized assistants. The cities in which these District Engineers are located, and the limits of their jurisdiction, are as follows: (1) U. S. District Engineer, Mobile, Alabama. From St. Marks River, Florida, to Pearl River, Mississippi and Louisiana, both inclusive, and the Intracoastal Waterway from Apalachee Bay, Florida, to Lighted Buoy No. 41, Lake Borgne, Louisiana, mile 36.4 east of Harvey Lock. (2) U. S. District Engineer, New Orleans, Louisiana. From Pearl River, Mississippi and Louisiana, to Sabine River, Louisiana and Texas, both exclusive, and the Intracoastal Waterway from Lighted Buoy No. 41, Lake Borgne, Louisiana, mile 36.4 east of Harvey Lock, to Sabine River, mile 266 west of Harvey Lock. (3) U. S. District Engineer, Galveston, Texas. From Sabine River, Louisiana and Texas, to the Rio Grande, both inclusive, and the Intracoastal Waterway from Sabine River, mile 266 west of Harvey Lock, to Brownsville, Texas. (c) Commercial statistics. (1) As required by section 11 of the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1043; 33 U. S. C. 555), owners, agents, masters, or clerks of vessels plying upon the waterways to which this section applies shall submit a report on such activities for statistical purposes which shall contain the following information: (i) Name of vessel. (ii) Name and address of owner or operator. (iii) Type of vessel: steam, motor, sail, barge, or other type. (iv) Net registered tonnage; if not registered, cargo carrying capacity expressed in short tons. (v) Maximum draft at time of passage. (vi) Number of passengers. (vii) Cargo, by commodities, expressed in short tons or other units by which such commodities are customarily measured, giving origin and destination. (2) All persons rafting and towing logs shall submit a report giving such statistical information on their activities as may be required by the District Engineer. (3) Reports may be submitted on forms furnished free of charge by the District Engineer. They shall be presented to the lockmaster at any of the Federally operated locks, the gatetender at any of the Federally operated floodgates, or the bridgetender at any of the bridges operated by the War Department, for each trip made. Where no Federally operated locks, floodgates, or bridges are passed, they shall be mailed promptly to the District Engineer. On written request, persons or corporations making frequent use of these waterways may be granted permission to submit monthly statements in lieu of reports by trips. (d) Locks and floodgates—(1) Authority. The locking of all vessels and rafts and their movements while in a lock, or in the approaches thereto, shall be under the direction of the lockmaster. The term "lockmaster" as used in these regulations shall mean the lock official present who is in charge of the operation of the lock. Passage through floodgates shall be under the direction of the gatetender. (2) Sound signals. Vessels desiring passage through a lock or floodgate in either direction shall give notice to the lockmaster or gatetender by three long and distinct blasts of a horn or whistle or calls through a megaphone when within a reasonable distance from the lock or floodgate. When the lock or floodgate is ready for entrance, the lockmaster or gatetender shall reply with three long blasts of a horn or whistle or calls through a megaphone. When the lock or floodgate is not ready for entrance, the lockmaster or gatetender shall reply by four or more short, distinct blasts of a horn or whistle or calls through a megaphone (danger signal). Permission to leave the lock or floodgate shall be indicated by the lockmaster or gatetender by one long blast. (3) Visual signals. Signal lights will be displayed from sunset to sunrise as follows: (i) One green light to indicate that the lock or floodgate is open to approaching navigation. (ii) One red light to indicate that the lock or floodgate is not open to approaching navigation. (iii) In addition, at certain locks where navigation over the dam is possible during high water, one purple light, visible both upstream and downstream, will also be displayed to indicate that navigation over the dam is possible. If no purple light is displayed, navigation over the dam is not possible. (iv) During daylight hours large balls, similar in color and number to the light signals prescribed for use at night, will be displayed from a mast on the lock wall or other convenient location and at the site of the floodgates. (4) Precedence at locks and floodgates. Ordinarily, vessels or rafts arriving at locks or floodgates shall take precedence in order of their arrival, but in all cases vessels belonging to the United States or employed on public work shall have precedence over all others, passenger vessels shall have precedence over freight vessels, and individual vessels over tows or rafts. Small vessels will not be granted separate lockage when larger vessels are awaiting lockage, but will be required to lock through with other vessels. When two vessels approach the lock from opposite directions at approximately the same time, preference will ordinarily be given to the one for which the lock is prepared. When two vessels approach floodgates from opposite directions at approximately the same time, the vessel approaching the gates from the river side thereof will ordinarily have the right of way. In all cases, the order of actual entry shall be determined by the lockmaster or gatetender. (5) Entrance to and exit from locks and passage through floodgates. No vessel or raft shall enter or leave locks or, while floodgates are in operation, attempt to pass through floodgates before being signalled to do so. While waiting their turn, vessels or rafts must not obstruct navigation and must remain at a safe distance from locks or floodgates. Before entering a lock they shall take position in the rear of any vessels or rafts that precede them, and there arrange the two for locking in sections if necessary. Masters and pilots of vessels or persons in charge of rafts shall cause no undue delay in entering or leaving locks or passing through floodgates receiving the proper signal, and shall take such action as will insure that the approaches are not at any time unnecessarily obstructed by parts of a tow awaiting lockage or already passed through. They shall provide sufficient men to move through locks or floodgates promptly without damage to the structures. Vessels or tows that fail to enter locks or pass through floodgates with reasonable promptness after being signalled to do so will lose their turn. (6) Lockage and passage of vessels. (i) Vessels shall enter and leave locks and pass through floodgates under such control as to prevent any damage to the locks, gates, gate walls, or fenders. Vessels shall be provided with suitable lines and fenders, shall always use fenders to protect the walls and gates, and when locking at night shall be provided with suitable lights and use them as directed. Vessels shall not meet or pass each other anywhere between the gate walls or fender system at the approaches to locks or floodgates. (ii) Vessels which do not have a draft of at least three inches less than the depth over sills or breast walls, or which have projections liable to damage gates, walls, or fenders, shall not enter the approaches to or pass through locks or floodgates. (iii) No vessel having chains, lines, or drags either hanging over the sides or ends or dragging on the bottom for steering or other purposes will be permitted to pass locks or dams or through floodgates. (iv) Power vessels shall accompany tows through locks when so directed by the lockmaster. (v) No vessel whose cargo projects beyond its sides will be admitted to lockage. (vi) Vessels in a sinking condition shall not enter locks, floodgates, or approaches. (vii) The passing of coal from flats or barges to steamers while in locks is prohibited. (viii) The lockmaster or gatetender may refuse to lock or pass vessels which, in his judgment, fail to comply with this section. (7) Lockage of rafts. Rafts shall be locked through in sections as directed by the lockmaster. No raft will be locked that is not constructed in accordance with the requirements stated in paragraph (f) of this section. The person in charge of a raft desiring lockage shall register with the lockmaster immediately upon arriving at the lock and receive instructions for locking. (8) Number of lockages. Tows or rafts locking in sections will generally be allowed only two consecutive lockages if individual vessels are waiting for lockage, but may be allowed more in special cases. If tows or rafts are waiting above and below a lock for lockage, sections will be locked both ways alternately whenever practicable. When two or more tows or rafts are awaiting lockage in the same direction, no part of one shall pass the lock until the whole of the one preceding it shall have passed. (9) Mooring. (i) Vessels and rafts when in a lock shall be moored where directed by the lockmaster by bow, stern, and spring lines to the snubbing posts or hooks provided for that purpose, and lines shall not be let go until the signal is given for the vessel or raft to leave. Tying to the lock ladders is prohibited. (ii) The mooring of vessels or rafts near the approaches to locks except while waiting for lockage, or at other places in the pools where such mooring interferes with general navigation, is prohibited. (10) Operating locks. The lock gates, valves, and accessories will be moved only under the direction of the lockmaster; but, if required, all vessels and rafts using the locks shall furnish ample help on the lock walls for handling lines under the direction of the lockmaster. (e) Waterways.—(1) Fairway. Α clear channel shall at all times be left open to permit free and unobstructed navigation by all types of vessels and rafts that normally use the various waterways or sections thereof. The District Engineer may specify the width of the fairway required in the various waterways under his charge. (2) Anchoring or mooring in waterway. No vessels or rafts shall anchor or moor in any of the land cuts or other narrow parts of the waterway, except in an emergency. Whenever it becomes necessary for a vessel or raft to stop in any such portions of the waterway, it shall be securely fastened to one bank and as close to the bank as possible. This shall be done only at such a place and under such conditions as will not obstruct or prevent the passage of other vessels or rafts. Stoppages shall be only for such periods as may be necessary. (i) Except temporarily, as authorized above, no vessel or raft will be allowed to use any portion of the fairway as a mooring place without written permission from the District Engineer. (ii) When tied up individually, all vessels shall be moored by bow and stern lines. Rafts and tows shall be secured at sufficiently close intervals to insure their not being drawn away from the bank by winds, currents, or the suction of passing vessels. Tow lines shall be shortened so that the different parts of the tow will be as close together as possible. In narrow sections, no vessel or raft shall be tied abreast of another. (iii) Lights shall be displayed in accordance with provisions of the Federal Pilot Rules. (iv) Whenever any vessel or tow is moored to the bank, as authorized above, at least one crew member shall always remain on board to see that proper signals are displayed and that the vessel or tow is properly moored at all times. (v) Vessels will not be permitted to load or unload in any of the land cuts, except at a regular established landing or wharf, without written permission secured in advance from the District Engineer. (vi) No vessel, regardless or size, shall anchor in a dredged channel or narrow portion of a waterway for the purpose of fishing if navigation is obstructed thereby. (3) Speed. Excessive speeding in narrow sections is prohibited. Official signs indicating limiting speeds through critical sections shall be strictly obeyed. (i) When approaching and passing through a bridge, all vessels and rafts, regardless of size, shall control their speed so as to insure that no damage will be done to the bridge or its fenders. (ii) A vessel shall reduce its speed sufficiently to prevent any damage when approaching another vessel in motion or tied up, a wharf or other structure, works under construction, plant engaged in river and harbor improvement, levees withstanding flood waters, buildings submerged or partially submerged by high waters, or any other manner of structure or improvements likely to be damaged by collision, suction, or wave action. (4) Size, assembly, and handling of tows. Tows longer than 1,000 feet exclusive of the towing vessel and hawser or wider than 55 feet, or of a width greater than one-half the bottom width of the channel over which they are to move, will not be allowed in channels 150 feet wide or less except on waterways exempted by the District Engineer or on other waterways by special permission of the District Engineer. (i) All vessels drawing tows not equipped with rudders in restricted channels and land cuts shall use two tow lines or a bridle on one tow line shortened to the greatest possible extent so as to have full control at all times. The various parts of a tow shall be securely assembled with the individual units connected by lines as short as practicable. In open waters the tow line and fastenings between barges may be lengthened so as to accommodate the wave surge. In the case of lengthy or cumbersome tows, or tows in restricted channels, the District Engineer may require that tows be broken up, and may require the installation of a rudder or other approved steering device on the tow in order to avoid obstructing navigation or damaging the property of others. Pushing or towing of barges with towing vessel made up astern or alongside is permissible provided that adequate power is employed to keep the tow under full control at all times. Tows made up in this manner longer than 850 feet including the towing vessel or wider than 55 feet including the towing vessel, or of a width greater than one-half the bottom width of the |