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  2. Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
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  4. Subchapter J - Bridges
  5. Part 117 - Drawbridge Operation Regulations
  6. Subpart A - General Requirements
  7. 33 CFR § 117.11
33 CFR § 117.11
Unnecessary opening of the draw
August 2, 2023
CFR
Editorial Note on Part 117

Editorial Note:

Nomenclature changes to part 117 appear by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35529, June 30, 1998.

§ 117.11 Unnecessary opening of the draw.

No vessel owner or operator shall—

(a) Signal a drawbridge to open if the vertical clearance is sufficient to allow the vessel, after all lowerable nonstructural vessel appurtenances that are not essential to navigation have been lowered, to safely pass under the drawbridge in the closed position; or

(b) Signal a drawbridge to open for any purpose other than to pass through the drawbridge opening.

[CGD 91–059, 59 FR 16563, Apr. 7, 1994]

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