{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-13.1170","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 13.1170","heading":"What are the rules for operating vessels?","body":"(a) Operating a vessel within 1/4 nautical mile of a whale is prohibited, except for a commercial fishing vessel authorized under this subpart that is actively trolling, setting, or pulling long lines, or setting or pulling crab pots.\n(b) The operator of a vessel inadvertently positioned within 1/4 nautical mile of a whale must immediately slow the vessel to ten knots or less, without shifting into reverse unless impact is likely. The operator must direct or maintain the vessel on as steady a course as possible away from the whale until at least 1/4 nautical mile of separation is established. Failure to take such action is prohibited.\n(c) The operator of a vessel or seaplane positioned within 1/2 nautical mile of a whale is prohibited from altering course or speed in a manner that results in decreasing the distance between the whale and the vessel or seaplane.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 13—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA","Subpart N—Special Regulations—Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"481d07121ed48eebbe59e37f341460c2bbb7f70b13a9d362615377b5414d593b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-13.1160","next":"us/36-cfr-13.1172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}