{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-162.140","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 162.140","heading":"Connecting waters from Lake Huron to Lake Erie; miscellaneous rules.","body":"(a) Rules for towing vessels. (1) A towing vessel may drop or anchor its tows only in accordance with the provisions of § 162.136.\n(2) A towing vessel engaged in arranging its tow shall not obstruct the navigation of other vessels.\n(b) Pilots. In the St. Clair River between Lake Huron Cut Lighted Buoy 1 and Port Huron Traffic Lighted Buoy, vessels shall not take on, discharge, or exchange pilots unless weather conditions would make the maneuver unsafe in the customary pilot area.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY","PART 162—INLAND WATERWAYS NAVIGATION REGULATIONS"],"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":"f43fc78eed76f0629b8ba5191fc8d05b445b981bb3341a9152c17232daec7b2f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-162.138","next":"us/33-cfr-162.145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}