33 C.F.R. § 117.1

Purpose

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(a) This part prescribes the general and special drawbridge operating regulations that apply to the drawbridges across the navigable waters of the United States and its territories. The authority to regulate drawbridges across the navigable waters of the United States is vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security.

(b) Subpart A contains the general operation requirements that apply to all drawbridges.

(c) Subpart B contains specific requirements for operation of individual drawbridges. These requirements are in addition to or vary from the general requirements in Subpart A. Specific sections in subpart B that vary from a general requirement in Subpart A supersede the general requirement. All other general requirements in Subpart A, that are not at variance, apply to the drawbridges and removable span bridges listed in Subpart B.

[USCG-2001-10881, 71 FR 70307, Dec. 4, 2006]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1977–2015 · leading case: Nassau Cnty. Bridge Auth. v. Olsen, 130 F. Supp. 3d 753 (E.D.N.Y 2015).
Nassau Cnty. Bridge Auth. v. Olsen, 130 F. Supp. 3d 753 (E.D.N.Y 2015). · cites it 4× “) However, the Plaintiff also asserts that the Defendants breached a duty of care in ways that are independent of 33 C.F.R. § 117.1 — namely, that the Defendant were- negligent because they “(a) failed to maintain a proper lookout;.”
Sail Zambezi, Ltd. v. Maryland State High. Admin., 90 A.3d 592 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “33 C.F.R. § 117.1 (c). Subpart A requires that vessel operators “signal the drawtender in order to request a drawbridge to open, or to proceed through an already opened bridge,” while “Subpart B, as it relates [specifically] to the Spa Creek Bridge states: ‘on Saturdays,…”
S. Pac. Transp. Co. v. Tug Capt. Vick, 443 F. Supp. 722 (E.D. La. 1977). · cites it 3× “04, and Drawbridge Operation Regulations, 33 C.F.R. 117.1. In order to hold a party responsible to the extent of its degree of fault in causing the collision between the CAPTAIN VICK and the Berwick Bay railroad bridge, this Court must follow the mandate enunciated by the United…”
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