Canal Company have been paid or the payment secured; (3) The vessel has complied with the quarantine, customs and exclusion laws, rules and regulations of the Canal Zone Government, and the laws, rules and regulations governing the shipping, discharging and protection of seamen. In the case of a vessel provisionally entered, the fact of such provisional entry, and the reason therefor, shall be noted on its clearance. No clearance shall be given to a vessel to which entry has been denied. (2 C.Z.C. section 1331, 76A Stat. 46; E.O. 9746, 11 F.R. 7329, 3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp., as amended by E.O. 10595, 20 F.R. 819, 3 CFR 242, 1954-1958 Comp)[C.Z.O. 71, 29 F.R. 17903, Dec. 17, 1964] Subpart D-Requirements Concerning Officers, Crew, Equipment, and Passengers § 4.42 Construction, number and location of chocks and bitts. (a) All chocks for towing wires shall be of heavy closed construction and shall have a convex bearing surface with a radius of not less than 7 inches (180 millimeters). The convex surface shall extend so that a wire from the bitt or from the towing locomotive through the chock, shall be tangent to the 7-inch (180 millimeter) radius at any angle up to 90 degrees with respect to a straight line through the chock. (b) No part of the vessel which may be contacted by the towing wires, at any angle, shall have less than a 7-inch radius. (c) Chocks designated as single chocks shall have a throat opening of not less than 100 square inches (750 square centimeters) in area (Preferred dimensions are 12 x 9 inches (300 x 250 millimeters).) and shall be capable of withstanding a strain of 70,000 pounds (32,000 kilograms) on a towing wire from any direction. (d) Chocks designated as double chocks shall have a throat opening of not less than 140 square inches (875 square centimeters) in area (Preferred dimensions are 14 x 10 inches (350 x 250 millimeters).) and shall be capable of withstanding a strain of 140,000 pounds (64,000 kilograms) on the towing wires from any direction. (e) Use of roller chocks is permissible provided they are in good condition, meet all of the requirements for solid chocks as specified in paragraph (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section, as the case may be, and are so fitted than transition from the rollers to the chock body will prevent damage to towing wires. (f) Each single chock shall have an accompanying bitt capable of withstanding a strain of 70,000 pounds (32,000 kilograms). (g) Each double chock located at the stem and at the stern, in accordance with paragraph (h) of this section shall have two pairs of heavy bitts with each bitt of each pair capable of withstanding a strain of 70,000 pounds (32,000 kilograms). Other double chocks shall have a pair of heavy bitts with each bitt capable of withstanding a strain of 70,000 pounds (32,000 kilograms). (h) All vessels, except a vessel using her own lines in accordance with § 4.43a (a) (1), (2), shall be fitted with a double chock set athwartships right in the stem and another double chock set athwartships right in the stern, except that on vessels of less than 85 feet beam, two single chocks may be substituted for each double chock required by this subsection. If such substitution is made, the single chocks shall be placed, port and starboard, not more than 8 feet abaft the stem or 10 feet forward of the stern, provided that these chocks are not more than 10 feet from the center line of the vessel. (i) Vessels under 200 feet in length and not exceeding 30 feet in beam shall have a double chock at the stem and stern or two single chocks may be substituted for each double chock. If such substitution is made, the single chocks shall be placed, port and starboard, not more than 8 feet abaft the stem or 10 feet forward of the stern. (j) Vessels 200 to 500 feet in length and not exceeding 75 feet beam shall have a double chock at the stem and at the stern or two single chocks at the bow and stern, port and starboard, not more than 8 feet abaft the stem or 10 feet forward of the stern and shall have two additional single chocks, port and starboard, 30 to 50 feet abaft the stem and 30 to 50 feet forward of the stern. (k) Vessels 500 to 600 feet long or between 75 and 85 feet in beam shall have a double chock at the stem and stern or two single chocks at the bow and stern, port and starboard, not more than 8 feet abaft the stem or 10 feet forward of the stern and in addition shall have a double chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet abaft the stem and a single chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet forward of the stern. (1) Vessels 600 to 670 feet long or between 85 and 90 feet in beam shall have a double chock at the stem and stern, a double chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet abaft the stem; a single chock, port and starboard, 80 to 90 feet abaft the stem and a single chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet forward of the stern. (m) Vessels over 670 feet long or over 90 feet in beam shall have a double chock at the stem and stern; a double chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet abaft the stem; a single chock, port and starboard, 80 to 90 feet abaft the stem; a double chock, port and starboard, 40 to 50 feet forward of the stern and a single chock, port and starboard, 80 to 90 feet forward of the stern. (n) On vessels over 90 feet in beam, in order to obtain efficient lateral control from locomotives and to prevent the towing wires from fouling wall coping and miter gates, all chocks shall be placed on the raised sections of the ship (forecastle and poop deck) even though the distance of such chocks from the bow and the stern may be less than specified in this section. (o) A vessel using her own lines, in accordance with § 4.43a (a) (1) and (2), shall have a chock arrangement similar to that described in paragraph (i) of this section except that the chocks need only be single chocks or, if approved by the Chief, Navigation Division, of lesser strength. (p) Any vessel which fails to meet the requirements of this section may be denied transit. If the Marine Director or his representative decides that the vessel can be handled without undue danger to equipment or to personnel, notwithstanding her failure to comply with other requirements of this section, the vessel may be allowed to transit after the Master thereof, in the presence of the Pilot, signs an undertaking, for the said vessel, her owners, operators, or any other persons having any interest in her, and for himself, releasing the Panama Canal Company from and indemnifying it against, any loss, damage, or liability incurred by the Panama Canal Company under, or in respect to: (1) Sections 291 through 297, inclusive, of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code (76A Stat. 23-25), (2) Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government property, and (3) Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government employees under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, to the extent and in the proportion that such failure to meet the requirements of this section proximately causes or contributes to the casualty and resulting damages (§ 411). [29 F.R. 5680, Apr. 29, 1964] § 4.43a Passing through the locks: use of towing locomotives; use of ship's engines. (a) A vessel passing through the locks shall normally be assisted by electric towing locomotives using steel wire towing lines. A vessel may be permitted to pass through the locks under her own power in the following circumstances: (1) A small vessel up to 125 feet in length may be handled with her own manila, hemp or synthetic fiber lines along the wall, if her structure will permit her landing against the wall; (2) A small vessel not over 100 feet in length, having good maneuvering characteristics, may be handled with her own manila, hemp or synthetic fiber lines in the center of the chamber. (b) A vessel passing through the locks without a Pilot aboard, in accordance with the provisions of § 4.23, shall be under the direction of the lockmaster, who may authorize the use of the vessel's engines in the locks. (c) When a vessel has a Pilot aboard, the use of her engines shall be under the direction of the Pilot. After towing wires from the towing locomotives have been placed aboard a vessel, her engines may be used to the extent considered necessary or desirable by the Pilot. (§ 4.11) [29 F.R. 5680, Apr. 29, 1964] Prior Amendments 1960: 25 F.R. 5184, June 10. $ 1.13b Meals to be furnished by vessel in certain cases. Vessels shall furnish meals to Panama Canal pilots without charge during the ship's regular meal hours and shall furnish a meal to the pilot between 2200 hours and 0400 hours if the vessel is transiting the Canal during such hours. In addition, vessels shall provide meals without charge during the ship's regular meal hours to any other Panama Canal personnel whose assignment will require them to be aboard the vessel for four or more hours. If a vessel is unable to furnish such meals they may be furnished by the Panama Canal Company at the expense of the vessel. [27 F.R. 4880 May 24, 1962] Subpart E-Transportation of Hazardous Cargoes in Canal Zone Waters HAZARDOUS LIQUID CARGOES § 4.116b Construction of cargo tanks. (a) Grade "A" cargo tanks shall extend to the main deck with hatches and vents located on the weather deck. (b) All cargo tanks to be vented at a gage pressure of 4 pounds per square inch or less shall be constructed and tested as required by standards established by the American Bureau of Shipping or other recognized classification society. (c) All cargo tanks to be vented at a gage pressure exceeding 4 pounds per square inch shall be constructed in accordance with pertinent provisions of the Tank Vessel Regulations of the United States Coast Guard or in accordance with comparable regulations of regulatory agencies of other nations. [25 F.R. 4464, May 20, 1960] § 4.116c Liquid level gaging, Grade “A” tanks. Tank vessels which are to load or discharge Grade "A" liquids in Canal Zone waters shall provide a method of determining the liquid level in the tank without opening ullage holes, cargo hatches, or butterworth plates: Provided, That ullage holes fitted with sounding pipes tightly secured to the underside of the tank tops, open at the bottom, and extending to within 18 inches or less of the bottom of the tank shall be considered as complying with the foregoing requirement. [25 F.R. 4464, May 20, 1960] § 4.116d Transportation of Grade "B" or "C" liquids in shelter-deck vessels. CODIFICATION: Former § 4.116c was redesignated § 4.116d, 25 F.R. 4464, May 20, 1960. (m) If Grade "A" cargo is to be transferred, are all openings in the top of the tanks closed except branch vent lines? [Item (m) added, 25 F.R. 4464, May 20, 1960] § 4.125 General requirements while transiting. (a) Manila, hemp, or synthetic fiber ropes shall be used for mooring to piers, lock walls or buoys. (b) While moored to piers and during transit, except when entering or passing through locks, vessels carrying inflammable or combustible cargoes shall have connecting shackles or wire pendents of sufficient strength, one forward and one aft, fastened to bitts or to the deck and overboard, so that they can be used for emergency towing. (c) No tanks shall be cleaned in Canal Zone waters without permission of Panama Canal authorities. Tank cleaning and repairing shall be done in accordance with Panama Canal Rules and Regulations for Repairs to Ships and Structures Containing Gases. (d) Vessels transporting Grade "A", "B", or "C" cargo shall start transit of the Canal at the discretion of the Port Captain concerned, with due regard to the safety of the Canal and the shipping in transit. So far as practicable, they will be dispatched through Gaillard Cut so as not to meet any traffic therein. (e) Normally, vessels transporting Grade "A", "B", or "C" cargo when overdraft, as defined in the Panama Canal Commercial Tariff, shall transit the Canal during daylight hours only: Provided, That the Port Captain may, when he considers it safe and reasonable to do so, permit such vessels to transit during other hours. (f) Grade "A", "B", or "C" vessels shall be prepared to keep the tank top decks effectively covered with a film of water throughout the transit when such action is required by the Canal Zone authorities. CODIFICATION: $4.125 was revised 26 F.R. 9644, Oct. 12, 1961, subsequently, paragraph (a) was amended, 26 F.R. 9645, Oct. 12, 1961. Inspection and certification of tank vessels. § 4.126 (a) Tank vessels transporting hazardous liquid cargoes in bulk shall be inspected in accordance with the provisions of 88 4.116 through 4.125a. Conditions and design of tank vessels not specifically covered by the provisions of §§ 4.116 through 4.125a shall conform to the United States Coast Guard regulations for tank vessels or equivalent. (b) When a tank vessel is found to comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, a Certificate of Inspection shall be issued by the Board of Local Inspectors of the Canal Zone Government which shall be endorsed as follows: "Inspected and approved for the carriage of Grade 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' bulk oil cargo (as the case may be)." [25 F.R. 4464, May 20, 1960] That specially packaged ammoniun nitrate may be discharged in limited quantities at Canal Zone piers if permission is obtained in advance from the Port Captain of the intended port of discharge. [25 F.R. 9289, Sept. 29, 1960] § 4.128 Irradiated fuel elements and special nuclear materials; shipments originating in, or destined to, a port of the United States. A vessel carrying irradiated fuel elements or special nuclear materials originating in, or destined to, a port of the United States, shall comply with all regulations issued by the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the United States Coast Guard with regard to the packaging, handling, stowage, storage, and movement of such cargo and the precautionary measures to be taken in connection therewith. In addition, the following requirements apply to the carrying of such cargo by such a vessel: (a) A vessel proposed for carrying such cargo must be approved in advance by the Panama Canal Company. The vessel proposed must be one which has previously transited the Canal and one which has not manifested adverse handling characteristics in its Canal transit (s). (b) Any cask containing irradiated fuel elements, or special nuclear materials, together with any attachments thereto, may not weigh more than 150 tons. (c) Upon arrival of a vessel carrying such cargo at a port of the Canal Zone, the Master shall deliver to the Boarding Officer a loading certificate issued by the United States Coast Guard, or, if no such loading certificate is available, the Master, upon arrival, shall submit to the Boarding Officer a declaration as follows: DECLARATION OF IRRADIATED FUEL ELEMENTS carrying (Irradiated Fuel Elements) (Special Nuclear Materials which are -‒‒‒‒‒‒) do hereby declare and certify on behalf of the owners of the vessel that (Irradiated Fuel Elements) (Special Nuclear Materials) were loaded at the port of [C.Z.O. 64, 28 F.R. 4558, May 7, 1963] § 4.129 Same; shipments not originating in or destined to a port of the United States. A vessel carrying irradiated fuel elements or special nuclear materials not originating in, or destined to, a port of the United States, may not transit the Canal or enter Canal Zone waters unless prior permission therefor has been obtained from the Canal authorities. Such permission may not be granted without adequate provision for indemnity covering public liability and loss to the United States or any agency thereof, comparable in general scope to the protection afforded under section 170 of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by Public Law 85-256 (71 Stat. 576) (Price-Anderson Act) as further amended. [C.Z.O. 64, 28 F.R. 4558, May 7, 1963] Prevention of Collisions § 4.282 Maximum speed of vessels. (a) A vessel in Canal Zone waters shall not exceed the speeds designated below, except in an emergency: (b) A vessel in Canal Zone waters at locations other than those specified in subsection (a) of this section, including Gatun Anchorage, when rounding Bohio and Darien Bends, Miraflores Lake, and in or near the locks, shall not exceed a speed that is safe under the existing circumstances and conditions, except in an emergency. (c) This section does not apply to motorboats, as defined in § 4.306(b) or to vessels of the Panama Canal Company. (2 C.Z.C. sec. 1331, 76A Stat. 46; E.O. 10595, Feb. 7, 1955; 20 F.R. 819, 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp.; 35 CFR 4.281) [29 F.R. 8418, July 3, 1964] MISCELLANEOUS §4.304 Diving operations; industrial and commercial; recreational skin diving; light, flag. (a) When industrial or commercial diving operations are underway in any waters of the Canal Zone, a revolving red light shall be displayed from the diving barge or other craft serving the diver. The light shall be so mounted and of sufficient intensity as to be visible for not less than 1 mile by day and by night. Vessels approaching or passing an area where diving operations are underway shall reduce speed sufficiently to avoid creating a dangerous wash or wake. (b) Recreational skin diving in waters of the Canal proper, including Gaillard Cut and the channel through Gatun and Miraflores Lakes and in the waters of all ship's anchorages, harbors, piers, and docks is prohibited unless authorized in writing by the respective port captain. Authorization shall not be given for skin diving at night. When recreational skindiving activities are underway in any waters of the Canal Zone, a flag with a hoist or height of not less than 12 inches and a fly or length of not less than 18 inches and having a red background and a 31⁄2-inch diagonal white stripe, running from the upper corner of the staff end of the flag to the lower corner of the outside end of the flag, shall be displayed from the mast of the craft serving the skin diver. Flags larger than the foregoing minimum dimensions shall preserve the same proportions. Vessels approaching an area where such skindiving activities are underway shall reduce speed sufficiently to avoid creating a dangerous wash or wake. |