Section 401.84 - Reporting of impairment or other hazard by vessels transiting within the SeawayWhile transiting the Seaway, the master of a vessel shall immediately report to the nearest Seaway station:
(a) Any condition of the vessel that might impair its ability to transit safely and expeditiously;(b) Any hazardous condition of the vessel;(c) Any malfunction of equipment on the vessel(d) any malfunction on the vessel of equipment and machinery that is noted as operational in the current "Enhanced Ship Inspection" or "Self Inspection" of the vessel;(e) Any difficulty on the part of the vessel in controlling its tow or tows;(f) Any hazard, dangerous situation or malfunctioning aid to navigation which has not been published in a Notice to Mariners;(g) Any loss of anchor with particulars of the precise location of the loss; and(h) Any location where visibility is less than one nautical mile.45 FR 52380, Aug. 7, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 51124, Nov. 12, 1982; 61 FR 19552, May 2, 1996; 65 FR 52915, Aug. 31, 2000; 77 FR 40805, July 11, 2012 68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990 , as amended and secs. 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 12 and 13 of sec. 2 of Pub. L. 95-474 , 92 Stat. 1471