{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-167.65-35","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 167.65-35","heading":"-35 Use of auto pilot.","body":"Except as provided in 33 CFR 164.15, when the automatic pilot is used in—\n(a) Areas of high traffic density;\n(b) Conditions of restricted visibility; and\n(c) All other hazardous navigational situations, the master shall ensure that—\n(1) It is possible to immediately establish human control of the ship's steering:\n(2) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control; and\n(3) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under, the supervision of the officer of the watch.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER R—NAUTICAL SCHOOLS","PART 167—PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS","Subpart 167.65—Special Operating Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"f3dbd0f77e7a11ed8512998c0ea3ef68812ff0c485aec7afb4355a742c4d8720","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-167.65-25","next":"us/46-cfr-167.65-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}