CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER D—TANK VESSELS (parts 30 to 39) > PART 35—OPERATIONS > SUBPART 35.20—Navigation (§35.20-1 to §35.20-45) > 35.20-45—Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL.

35.20-45—Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL.

Except as provided in 33 CFR 164.13, when the automatic pilot is used in:
(a) Areas of high traffic density;
(b) Conditions of restricted visibility; and
(c) All other hazardous navigational situations, the master shall ensure that:
(1) It is possible to immediately establish manual control of the ship's steering;
(2) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control; and
(3) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under, the supervision of the officer of the watch.
[CGD 75-074, 42 FR 5963, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 91-204, 58 FR 27633, May 10, 1993]