{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-161.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 161.10","heading":"Services.","body":"To enhance navigation and vessel safety, and to protect the marine environment, a VTS may issue advisories, or respond to vessel requests for information, on reported conditions within the VTS area, such as:\n(a) Hazardous conditions or circumstances;\n(b) Vessel congestion;\n(c) Traffic density;\n(d) Environmental conditions;\n(e) Aids to navigation status;\n(f) Anticipated vessel encounters;\n(g) Another vessel's name, type, position, hazardous vessel operating conditions, if applicable, and intended navigation movements, as reported;\n(h) Temporary measures in effect;\n(i) A description of local harbor operations and conditions, such as ferry routes, dredging, and so forth;\n(j) Anchorage availability; or\n(k) Other information or special circumstances.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY","PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT","Subpart A—Vessel Traffic Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"5b9ae6be79a1fcd7dbd8920f96474bb470ed6c01d6a5c31cf63fd50d35effb26","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-161.6","next":"us/33-cfr-161.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}