CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER J—BRIDGES (parts 114 to 118) > PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS > SUBPART A—General Requirements (§117.1 to §117.49) > 117.11—Unnecessary opening of the draw.

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.

Code of Federal Regulations

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