themselves or by uniting with other waters, form a continuous waterway on which boats or vessels may navigate or travel between two or more States, or to or from foreign nations. (See Part 2 of this chapter for a description of navigable waters of the United States and determinations made concerning certain specific waters in various States.)

(c) "District Commander" means the Commander of the Coast Guard District in which the regatta or marine parade is intended to be held. (See Part 3 of this chapter for the geographical boundaries of Coast Guard Districts.)

(d) "State authority" means any official or agency of a State having power under the law of such State to regulate regattas or marine parades on waters over which such State has jurisdiction. § 100.10 Coast Guard-State agreements.

(a) The District Commander is authorized to enter into agreements with State authorities permitting, regulation by the State of such classes of regatta or marine parade on the navigable waters of the United States as, in the opinion of the District Commander, the State is able to regulate in such a manner as to insure safety of life. All such agreements shall reserve to the District Commander the right to regulate any particular regatta or marine parade when he deems such action to be in the public interest.

§ 100.15 Submission of application.

(a) An individual or organization planning to hold a regatta or marine parade which, by its nature, circumstances or location, will introduce extra or unusual hazards to the safety of life on the navigable waters of the United States, shall submit an application to the Coast Guard District Commander having cognizance of the area where it is intended to hold such regatta or marine parade. Examples of conditions which are deemed to introduce extra or unusual hazards to the safety of life inIclude but are not limited to: an inherently hazardous competition, the customary presence of commercial or pleasure craft in the area, any obstruction of navigable channel which may reasonably be expected to result, and the expected accumulation of spectator craft.

(b) Where such events are to be held regularly or repeatedly in a single area by an individual or organization, the

Commandant or the District Commander may, subject to conditions set from time to time by him, grant a permit for such series of events for a fixed period of time, not to exceed one year.

(c) The application shall be submitted no less than 30 days prior to the start of the proposed event.

(d) The application shall include the following details:

(1) Name and address of sponsoring organization.

(2) Name, address, and telephone of person or persons in charge of the event. (3) Nature and purpose of the event. (4) Information as to general public interest.

(5) Estimated number and types of watercraft participating in the event.

(6) Estimated number and types of spectator watercraft.

(7) Number of boats being furnished by sponsoring organizations to patrol

event.

(8) A time schedule and description of events.

(9) A section of a chart or scale drawing showing the boundaries of the event, various water courses or areas to be utilized by participants, officials, and spectator craft. § 100.20

Action on application for event assigned to State regulation by Coast Guard-State agreement.

(a) Upon receipt of an application for a regatta or marine parade of a type assigned to a State for regulation under a Coast Guard-State agreement, the District Commander will forward the application to the State authority having cognizance of the event. Further processing and decision upon such an application shall be conducted by the State. § 100.25 Action on application for event not assigned to State regulation by Coast Guard-State agreement.

(a) Where an event is one of a type not assigned to the State for regulation under a Coast Guard-State agreement (or where no such agreement has been entered), the Commander of a Coast Guard District who receives an application for a proposed regatta or marine parade to be held upon the navigable waters of the United States within his district shall take the following action:

(1) He shall determine whether the proposed regatta or marine parade may be held in the proposed location with safety of life. To assist in his determination, he may, if he deems it necessary,

hold a public hearing to obtain the views of all persons interested in, or who will be affected by, the regatta or marine parade.

(2) He will notify the individual or organization which submitted the application:

(i) That the application is approved, and the nature of the special local regulations, if any, which he will promulgate pursuant to § 100.35; or,

(ii) That the interest of safety of life on the navigable waters of the United States requires specific change or changes in the application before it can be approved; or,

(iii) That the event requires no regulation or patrol of the regatta or marine parade area; or,

(iv) That the application is not approved, with reasons for such disapproval.

§ 100.30 Approval required for holding

event.

(a) An event for which application is required under § 100.15(a) shall be held only after approval of such event by the District Commander, except that applications referred to a State under § 100.10 shall be governed by the laws of that State.

§ 100.35 Special local regulations.

(a) The Commander of a Coast Guard District, after approving the plans for the holding of a regatta or marine parade within his district, is authorized to promulgate such special local regulations as he seems necessary to insure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after the approved regatta or marine parade. Such regulations may include a restriction upon, or control of, the movement of vessels through a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after the regatta or marine parade.

(b) After approving the plans for the holding of a regatta or marine parade upon the navigable waters within his district, and promulgating special regulations thereto, the Commander of a Coast Guard District shall give the public full and adequate notice of the dates of the regatta or marine parade, together with full and complete information of the special local regulations, if there be such. Such notice should be published in the local notices to mariners.

(c) The special local regulations referred to in paragraph (a) of this sec

tion, when issued and published by the Commander of a Coast Guard District, shall have the status of regulations issued pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of the act of April 28, 1908, as amended (46 U.S.C. 454).

§ 100.40 Patrol of the regatta or marine parade.

(a) The Commander of a Coast Guard District in which a regatta or marine parade is to be held may detail, if he deems the needs of safety require, one or more Coast Guard vessels to patrol the course of the regatta or marine parade for the purpose of enforcing not only the special local regulations but also for assistance work and the enforcement of laws generally.

(b) The Commander of a Coast Guard District may also utilize any private vessel or vessels to enforce the special local regulations governing a regatta or marine parade provided such vessel or vessels have been placed at the disposition of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 826 in Title 14, U.S. Code, for such purpose by any member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or any corporation. partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof. Any private vessel so utilized shall have on board an officer or petty officer of the Coast Guard who shall be in charge of the vessel during the detail and responsible for the law enforcement activities or assistance work performed by the vessel during such detail. Any private vessel so utilized will display the Coast Guard ensign while engaged in this duty.

(c) The Commander of a Coast Guard District may also utilize any private vessel or vessels placed at the disposition of the Coast Guard pursuant to section 826 in Title 14, U.S. Code, by any member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof, to patrol the course of the regatta or marine parade for the purpose of promoting safety by performing assistance work, effecting rescues, and directing the movement of vessels in the vicinity of the regatta or marine parade. Vessels utilized under the authority of this paragraph are not authorized to enforce the special local regulations or laws generally.

[CGFR 63-22, 28 F.R. 5155, May 23, 1963, as amended by CGFR 65-32, 30 F.R. 8518, July 3, 1965]

(1) A licensed officer shall be liable to suspension or revocation of license in the manner now prescribed by law for incompetency or misconduct.

(2) Any person in charge of the navigation of a vessel other than a licensed officer shall be liable to a penalty of $500.

(3) The owner of a vessel (including any corporate officer of a corporation owning the vessel) actually on board shall be liable to a penalty of $500, unless the violation of regulations shall have occurred without his knowledge.

(4) Any other person shall be liable to a penalty of $250.

(b) The Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized and empowered to mitigate or remit any penalty herein provided for in the manner prescribed by law for the mitigation or remission of penalties for violation of the navigation laws. (See 46 CFR 2.50-1 to 2.50-40, inclusive, for procedures regarding assessment, mitigation or remission of penalties.)

105.10

Designation of ship route.

105.15 Notices deemed public documents; posting of notice in customhouse. 105.20 Posting copy of notice on vessel. 105.25 Report of deviation from ship route. 105.30 Penalty for violation of regulation. 105.35 Communication of violation to Coast Guard District Commander. 105.40 Procedure on violation.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 105 issued under sec. 92, 63 Stat. 503, sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1923; 14 U.S.C. 92, 46 U.S.C. 738b.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 105 contained in CGFR 48-56, 13 F.R. 8640, Dec. 29, 1948, unless otherwise noted. § 105.01 Passenger vessel defined.

For the purpose of this part, a vessel shall be deemed to be a passenger vessel if it carries more than twelve passengers. § 105.05 Filing notice of ship routes.

The owner or operating agent of any passenger vessel of the United States crossing the North Atlantic Ocean shall file with the collector of customs of the home port of such vessel, and, if the

United States port from which such vessel sails is different from the home port, with the collector of customs at that port, notice of the ship routes which he proposes such vessel will follow on its east-bound and west-bound crossings. Such notice or notices shall be filed prior to the first sailing of the vessel from a port of the United States. Upon any subsequent North Atlantic voyage of such vessel beginning at the same port in the United States, no further notice shall be required if it is proposed that the vessel will follow the same routes, but whenever it is proposed that such vessel, when crossing the North Atlantic Ocean, will sail from a port in the United States other than that specified in the last previous notice, or will follow a route or routes different from the route or routes specified in such last notice, notice of the proposed route or routes shall be filed, as aforesaid, before the vessel sails.

§ 105.10 Designation of ship route.

The proposed route of any passenger vessel of the United States crossing the North Atlantic Ocean shall, whenever practicable, be designated in any notice required by this part in the terms used to designate the North Atlantic Lane

Routes, as established by the proper authorities. Such route shall avoid, as far as practicable, the fishing banks of Newfoundland, north of latitude forty-three degrees north during the fishing season; and shall, as far as circumstances will permit, pass outside of regions reported or known to be endangered by ice. § 105.15

Notices deemed public documents; posting of notice in customhouse.

All notices of proposed ship routes filed with collectors of customs shall be considered public documents and copies thereof shall, while effective, be continuously posted by the respective collectors of customs in a place in the customhouse to which the public has free access.

§ 105.20 Posting copy of notice vessel.

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The owner or operating agent of any passenger vessel of the United States crossing the North Atlantic Ocean shall cause a copy of the proposed ship routes of the vessel to be continuously posted, while effective, in a public place in the passenger space of the vessel.

§ 105.25 Report of deviation from ship

route.

If the master of any passenger vessel of the United States crossing the North Atlantic Ocean finds it necessary for any reason during the course of a voyage to deviate more than 20 nautical miles from the proposed ship route of such vessel, he shall be required by the owner or operating agent of such vessel, as soon as he arrives in the United States, to report such deviation to the collector of customs of the home port of such vessel and, if the United States port from which such vessel sailed is different

§ 105.35

Communication of violation to Coast Guard District Commander. Information with respect to a violation or possible violation of section 3 (a) of the act of June 25, 1936, or of this part coming into the possession of any officer or employee of the Treasury Department shall be communicated promptly to the commander of the Coast Guard district within which the home port of the vessel is located or if the United States port from which the vessel sailed is different from the home port, to the commander of the Coast Guard district within which that port is located.

§ 105.40 Procedure on violation.

The district commander receiving information with respect to a violation of section 3 (a) of the act of June 25, 1936, or of this part shall make an investigation to determine the actual facts involved. If after such investigation the district commander determines a prima facie violation of section 3 (a) of the act of June 25, 1936, or of any provision of §§ 105.05, 105.10 or 105.20 has occurred, he shall follow the procedure in 46 CFR 2.50-20.

ment of Transportation Act (sec. 6(g), 80 Stat. 941, 49 U.S.C. 1655) all functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Army under specified laws. The Secretary of Transportation by Department of Transportation Order 1100.1 (49 CFR 1.4(a) (3)), with specified limitations, delegated to the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, authority to exercise the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary with respect to anchorages, as further described in § 110.1 of this subchapter.

§ 109.05 Anchorage grounds.

(a) The provisions of Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915, as transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Transportation by Sections 6(g) (1) (A) of the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 931) and delegated by the Secretary of Transportation to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Section 1.4, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, authorize the Commandant to establish anchorage grounds for vessels in navigable waters of the United States whenever it is manifest that the maritime or commercial interests of the United States require such anchorage grounds for safe navigation and the establishment of such anchorage grounds will have been recommended by the District Commander, and to adopt suitable rules and regulations in relation thereto. Such rules and regulations are enforced by the Coast Guard.

(b) District Commanders will, whenever matters relating to the anchorage of vessels are under consideration, ascertain the view of the District and Division Engineer, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, and the proper representatives of other departments likely to be interested, including the Commandant of the Naval District concerned and the medical officer in charge of the quarantine station at localities where quarantine anchorages are involved, in order that they may arrange for suitable representation at such hearings. The views of the medical officer in charge of the quarantine station relating to the proposed location and boundaries of the quarantine anchorage will be accepted insofar as practicable and consistent with the establishment of other anchorage areas. (An Act of Congress approved July 1, 1944, as amended (42 U.S.C. 267), authorizes the Surgeon General, with the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to designate the

boundaries of the quarantine grounds and quarantine anchorages for vessels which are reserved for use at each United States quarantine station.) A notice of public hearing convening changes to the Anchorage Regulations will be issued by the District Commander and will be mailed to all known interested parties. The District Commander will forward recommendations concerning changes to the Anchorage Regulations to the Commandant.

(c) As soon as publication has been noted in the FEDERAL REGISTER, the District Commander will publish changes to the Anchorage Regulations in the Local Notice to Mariners.

§ 109.10 Special anchorage areas.

An Act of Congress of April 22, 1940, as transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Transportation by Sections 6(g) (1) (D) of the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 931) and delegated to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, provides that the Commandant may, after investigation, by rule, regulation, or order, designate such areas as he may deem proper as special anchorage areas wherein vessels not more than sixty-five feet in length, when at anchor, will not be required to carry or exhibit anchorage lights. Administrative procedure in investigating and recommending special anchorage areas will be similar to that followed for anchorage grounds under Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915, as referred to in § 109.05 herein. The recommendation should show that the areas are well removed from the fairways and located where general navigation will not endanger or be endangered by unlighted vessels.