(a) The requirements for the maintenance of a proper lookout are specified in Rule 5 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1602(c)), and Rule 5 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 CFR part 83). Lookout is a function to be performed by a member of a navigational watch.
(b) On vessels subject to STCW, the individual meeting the requirement of this section must also hold at least an STCW deck endorsement as Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW), except as noted in § 15.105(g) for vessels on domestic near-coastal voyages.
[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78008, Dec. 24, 2013]
authority: 46 U.S.C. 2101,
2103,
3306,
3703,
8101,
8102,
8103,
8104,
8105,
8301,
8304,
8502,
8503,
8701,
8702,
8901,
8902,
8903,
8904,
8905,
8906; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4
source: CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93118, Nov. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 15.850