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Punishment for certifying falsely 22 



Unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels 22 



Certain fees abolished 23 



Dismissal otiicial disclosing sources of information 23 



Copies of laws governing marine inspection to be kept on passenger vessels. 23 

 Demanding or receiving remuneration for supplying seamen for merchant 



vessels ; penalty 24 



When officers of customs shall act 24 



Subchapter ID. — Administration of Navigation Laws 



Regulations for preventing collisions at sea; proclamation by President; 



applicability 25 



Navy and Coast Guard vessels; exemption regarding lights 25 



Regulations for preventing collisions at sea; proclamation by President; 



effective date ; publication ; applicability 25 



Navy and Coast Guard vessels; exemption regarding lights; feasible con- 

 formity to requirements; publication; effective date 26 



Designation of regulations 26 



Demarcation of high seas lines 27 



Adoption of rules for navigation of harbors, rivers, and inland waters 27 



Special rules authorized ; publication ; hearings 27 



Delegation of Functions 28 



Regulations for navigation or operation under bridges over navigable 

 waters — Lights, signals, and other navigational means and appliances; 



departure from rules 28 



Delegation of Functions 28 



Lights of rafts and unspecified craft 28 



Adoption of rules for navigation of Great Lakes, etc 29 



Special regulation by Commandant of the Coast Guard 29 



Lights of small tugs, boats on River St. Lawrence, ferryboats, rafts, and 



canalboats ; regulations 29 



Lights of produce boats, canalboats, etc., navigating by hand or horse- 

 power or by sail or by current, or at anchor 29 



Anchorage and general regulations for Saint Marys River 30 



Adoption of rules of navigation for Mississippi River and certain other 



rivers 30 



Additional lights; lights of steam vessels not otherwise provided for 30 



Establishment of special rules ; publication ; hearings 31 



Delegation of Functions 31 



Exemption of Navy and Coast Guard vessels from compliance with Inter- 

 national Rules of the Road 31 



Vessels of special construction exempted from requirements as to number, 



position, etc., of lights; certification of lights; compliance where possible. 32 



Publication of notice and character and number of lights 32 



International Rules, 1960 32 



Part A. — Preliminary and Definitions 32 



Part B. — Lights and shapes 33 



Part C. — Sound signals and conduct in restricted visibility 42 



Part D. — Steering and sailing rules ^^ 



Part E. — Sound signals for vessels in sight of one another 46 



Part F.— Miscellaneous --- ^^ 



Annex to the Rules — Recommendations on the use of radar information 



as an aid to avoiding collisions at sea 48 



Subchapter IE.— General Enforcement of Laws, Rules, and 

 Regulations 



Registry or enrollment denied to vessels not complying with law 50 



Duties of customs officers ^^ 



Penalty for omission of duty by customs officers 50 



Law enforcement ^Y 



Safety of naval vessels ^| 



Inspection by Coast Guard ^^ 



