33 CFR § 401.39 Seaway Regulations and Rules

§ 401.39 Preparing mooring lines for passing through.

Current through Sep 9, 2026 · Read all of Part 401

Before a vessel enters a lock:

(a) Winches shall be capable of paying out and heaving in at a minimum speed of 46 m per minute; and

(b) The eye of each mooring line shall be passed outward through the fairleads at the side.

[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 47 FR 51122, Nov. 12, 1982; 70 FR 12972, Mar. 17, 2005; 76 FR 13089, Mar. 10, 2011]

← § 401.38 Limit of approach to a lock.§ 401.39-1 Raising fenders. →