2011 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 34 - INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES (§§ 2001 - 2073)
Subchapter II - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 2071 - 2073)
Section 2071 - Inland navigation rules

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 34 - INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 2071 - Inland navigation rules
Containssection 2071
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 96-591, §3, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3433; Pub. L. 108-293, title III, §303(b), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1042.
Statutes at Large References94 Stat. 3433
118 Stat. 1042
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 96-591, Public Law 108-293

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33 USC § 2071 (2011)
§2071. Inland navigation rules

The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue inland navigation regulations applicable to all vessels upon the inland waters of the United States and technical annexes that are as consistent as possible with the respective annexes to the International Regulations.

(Pub. L. 96–591, §3, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3433; Pub. L. 108–293, title III, §303(b), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1042.)

References in Text

The International Regulations, referred to in text, came into effect pursuant to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972. See International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 note under section 1602 of this title.

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–293 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary may issue regulations necessary to implement and interpret this chapter. The Secretary shall establish the following technical annexes to these Rules: Annex I, Positioning and Technical Details of Lights and Shapes; Annex II, Additional Signals for Fishing Vessels Fishing in Close Proximity; Annex III, Technical Details of Sound Appliances; and Annex IV, Distress Signals. These annexes shall be as consistent as possible with the respective annexes to the International Regulations. The Secretary may establish other technical annexes, including local pilot rules.”

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