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33 CFR 160.215: Force majeure.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY
- PART 160—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY—GENERAL
- Subpart C—Notification of Arrival, Hazardous Conditions, and Certain Dangerous Cargoes
When a vessel is bound for a port or place of the United States under force majeure, it must comply with the requirements in this section, but not other sections of this subpart. The vessel must report the following information to the nearest Captain of the Port as soon as practicable:
(a) The vessel Master's intentions;
(b) Any hazardous conditions as defined in § 160.202; and
(c) If the vessel is carrying certain dangerous cargo or controlling a vessel carrying certain dangerous cargo, the amount and name of each CDC carried, including cargo UN number if applicable.
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