33 CFR Schedule III to Subpart A of Part 401
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C.I.P. and checkpoint | Station to call | Message content
upbound vessels
| 1. C.I.P. 2—entering Sector 1 (order of passing through established): | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) Vessels transiting from the Lower St. Lawrence River | Seaway Beauharnois, channel 14 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. Destination.4. Drafts, fore and aft.5. Cargo.6. Manifested dangerous cargo—nature and quantity; IMO classification; location where dangerous cargo is stowed.7. Pilot requirement—Lake Ontario.8. Confirm pilot requirement—Upper Beauharnois Lock (inland vessels only). |
| (b) Vessels in Montreal Harbor, dock, berth or anchorage: | ||
| (i) Before getting under way | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. Destination.4. Drafts, fore and aft.5. Cargo.6. Manifested dangerous cargo—nature and quantity; IMO classification; location where dangerous cargo is stowed.7. Pilot requirement—Lake Ontario.8. Confirm pilot requirement—Upper Beauharnois Lock (inland vessels only). |
| (ii) C.I.P. 2—entering Sector 1 (order of passing through established) | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 2. C.I.P. 3—order of passing through established | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 3. Exiting Upper Beauharnois Lock | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA C.I.P. 7.4. Confirm pilot requirement—Snell Lock (inland vessels only). |
| 4. C.I.P. 7—leaving sector 1 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel2. Location. |
| 5. C.I.P. 7—entering sector 2 | Seaway Eisenhower, channel 12 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Snell lock. |
| 6. C.I.P. 8—order of passing through established | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 7. C.I.P. 8A | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 8. Exiting Eisenhower Lock | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA C.I.P. 11.4. Confirm pilot requirement—Lake Ontario.5. All ports of call. |
| 9. C.I.P. 11—leaving sector 2 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 10. C.I.P. 11—entering sector 3 | Seaway Iroquois, channel 11 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 11. C.I.P. 12—order of passing through established | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 12. Exiting Iroquois lock | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Cross Over Island. |
| 13. Cross Over Island—leaving sector 3 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 14. Cross Over Island—entering sector 4 | Seaway Clayton, channel 13 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Cape Vincent or River Port. |
| 15. Whale back Shoal—Con | ......do | 4. Confirm pilot requirement—Lake Ontario. |
| 16. Wolfe Island Cut (Beauvais Point)—vessels leaving main channel | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Kingston. |
| 17. Cape Vincent | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Sodus Point.4. ETA Port Weller (C.I.P. 15) or Lake Ontario Port.5. Pilot requirement—Port Weller. |
| 18. Sodus Point | Seaway Sodus, Channel 12 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA mid-Lake Ontario. |
| 19. Mid Lake Ontario—entering Sector 5 | Seaway Newcastle, channel 11 | 1. Name of Vessel.2. Location.3. Pilot requirement—Lake Erie. |
| 20. Mid-Lake Ontario—entering sector 5 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 21. Newcastle | ......do | 1. Name of Vessel.2. Location. |
| 22. C.I.P. 15—order of passing through established | Seaway Welland, channel 14 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. Destination.4. Drafts, fore and aft.5. Cargo.6. Pilot requirement—Lake Erie. |
| Port Colborne piers | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Long Point. |
| 23. C.I.P. 16 | Seaway Long Point, channel 11 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 24. Long Point—leaving sector 7 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
downbound vessels
| 29. Long Point—entering Sector 7 | Seaway Long Point, channel 11 | 1. Name of Vessel.2. Location.3. ETA C.I.P. 16 or Port.4. Manifested dangerous cargo, including:—nature and quantity.—IMO classification.—location where dangerous cargo is stowed.and, if proceeding to Welland Canal,5. Destination.6. Drafts, fore and aft.7. Cargo.8. Pilot requirement—Lake Ontario. |
|---|---|---|
| 30. C.I.P. 16—order of passing through established | Seaway Welland, channel 14 | 1. Name of Vessel.2. Location. |
| 31. Exiting lock No. 1, Welland Canal | ......do | 1. Name of vessel2. Location.3. ETA Newcastle.4. ETA Cape Vincent or Lake Ontario Port.5. Pilot requirement—Cape Vincent. |
| 32. C.I.P. 15 | Seaway Newcastle, channel 11 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 33. Newcastle | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA mid-Lake Ontario.4. ETA Sodus Point. |
| 34. Mid-Lake Ontario—leaving sector 5 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 35. Mid-Lake Ontario—entering Sector 4 | Seaway Sodus, Channel 12 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 36. Sodus Point | Seaway Sodus, Channel 12 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. Updated ETA Cape Vincent or Lake Ontario Port.4. Confirm river pilot requirement.5. Pilot requirement—Snell Lock and/or Upper Beauharnois Lock (inland vessels only). |
| 37. Cape Vincent | Seaway Clayton, channel 13 | 1. Name of vessel2. Location.3. ETA Cross Over Island or river port. |
| 38. Wolfe Island Cut (Quebec Head)—vessels entering main channel | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Cross Over Island or river port. |
| 39. Cross Over Island—leaving sector 4 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 40. Cross Over Island—entering sector 3 | Seaway Iroquois, channel 11 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 41. C.I.P. 14 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 42. C.I.P. 13—order of passing through established | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 43. Exiting Iroquois Lock | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA C.I.P. 10.4. Harbor or river pilot requirement—St. Lambert.5. Confirm pilot requirement—Snell Lock (inland vessels only). |
| 44. C.I.P. 10—leaving sector 3 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 45. C.I.P. 10—entering sector 2 | Seaway Eisenhower, channel 12 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 46. C.I.P. 9—order of passing through established | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA Snell lock. |
| 47. Exiting Snell lock | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. ETA C.I.P. 6. |
| 48. Buoy D47 Lake St. Francis | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. Confirm pilot requirement—Upper Beauharnois Lock (inland vessels only). |
| 49. C.I.P. 6—leaving sector 2 | ......do | 1. Name of Vessel.2. Location. |
| 50. C.I.P. 6—entering sector 1 | Seaway Beauharnois, channel 14 | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 51. C.I.P. 5—order of passing through established | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 52. Exiting Lower Beauharnois Lock | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location.3. Confirm harbor or river pilot requirement—St. Lambert.4. Montreal Harbor Berth number (if applicable). |
| 53. St. Nicholas Island | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
| 54. St. Lambert lock to C.I.P. 2—leaving sector 1 | ......do | 1. Name of vessel.2. Location. |
Upbound and Downbound Vessels
55. Vessels departing from ports between mid-lake Ontario and Long Point, except vessels westbound from a Lake Erie port and not transiting the Welland Canal | Appropriate Seaway station for sector | 1. Name of Vessel.2. Location.3. Manifested dangerous cargo:—nature and quantity—IMO classification—location where dangerous cargo is stowed.and if proceeding to Welland Canal,4. Destination.5. Drafts, fore and aft.6. Cargo.7. Pilot requirement:—Lake Erie if upbound or Lake Ontario if downbound.
[39 FR 10900, Mar. 22, 1974, as amended at 39 FR 27797, Aug. 1, 1974; 40 FR 11722, Mar. 13, 1975; 40 FR 25814, June 19, 1975. Redesignated at 42 FR 27588, May 31, 1977; 43 FR 25819, June 15, 1978. Redesignated and amended at 45 FR 52381, Aug. 7, 1980; 47 FR 51125, Nov. 12, 1982; 48 FR 20692, May 9, 1983; 55 FR 48600, Nov. 21, 1990; 65 FR 52915, Aug. 31, 2000; 75 FR 10690, Mar. 9, 2010]