{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-35.20-45","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 35.20-45","heading":"-45 Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL.","body":"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 manual 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 D—TANK VESSELS","PART 35—OPERATIONS","Subpart 35.20—Navigation"],"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":"b64ed61dae3170ac28ce817037518333d83757558247dda40a7d6f06dd44eba1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-35.20-40","next":"us/46-cfr-35.25-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}