Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Feb 09, 2026
§ 401.49 - Dropping anchor or tying to canal bank.

Except in an emergency, no vessel shall drop anchor in any canal or tie-up to any canal bank unless authorized to do so by the traffic controller. Every anchor shall be suitably rigged for immediate release, holding and efficient retrieval.

[78 FR 16182, Mar. 14, 2013]
cite as: 33 CFR 401.49