{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-78.19-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 78.19-1","heading":"-1 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 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 H—PASSENGER VESSELS","PART 78—OPERATIONS","Subpart 78.19—Auto Pilot"],"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":"5dd78f04e0c3400dd0f37dcc2501fcc051a88fdb4c496d50ef9e91d354d8a177","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-78.17-80","next":"us/46-cfr-78.21-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}