1. Regulations
  2. title 50
  3. chapter VI-i1
  4. part 697
  5. subpart A
  6. § 697.9

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§ 697.9 - Facilitation of enforcement.

(a) General. See § 600.730 of this chapter.

(b) Radio hails. Permit holders, while underway, must be alert for communication conveying enforcement instructions and immediately answer via VHF-FM radio, channel 16, when hailed by an enforcement officer. Vessels not required to have VHF-FM radios by the Coast Guard are exempt from this requirement.

[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 73 FR 67809, Nov. 17, 2008]

AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 5101

SOURCE: 64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 50 CFR 697.9