GroundRules
46 CFR 45.185: Tow limitations.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES
- PART 45—GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES
- Subpart E—Unmanned River Barges on Lake Michigan Routes
(a) Barges must not be manned.
(b) No more than a total of three barges per tow may operate on the Milwaukee, St. Joseph, and Muskegon routes. A mixed tow of load-lined and exempted barges is still limited to three barges on those routes.
(c) Tows must not be more than 5 nautical miles from shore.
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