Stern Anchors, Navigation Underway in St. Lawrence Seaway

The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, in conjunction with the Canadian Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Company, promulgated a rule making the requirement for stern anchors applicable to large tug and barge combinations and by adding new requirements for manning of the wheelhouse for vessels underway.

The new rule comes into effect on July 21, 2003. 68 Fed. Reg. 36748