Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 83.16 - Action by give-way vessel (Rule 16).

Every vessel which is directed to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, so far as possible, take early and substantial action to keep well clear.

authority: 33 U.S.C. 2071; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3
source: USCG-2012-0102, 79 FR 37912, July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 33 CFR 83.16