Use of Auto Pilot-T/ALL.

§ 35.20–45 Use of Auto Pilot—T/ALL. When the automatic pilot is used in: (a) Areas of high traffic density; (b) Conditions of restricted visibility; and (c) All other hazardous navigational situations, the master shall ensure that: (1) It is possible to immediately establish manual control of the ship's steering; (2) A competent person is ready at all times to take over steering control; and (3) The changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa is made by, or under, the supervision of the officer of the watch. [CGD 75–074, 42 FR 5963, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 91–204, 58 FR 27633, May 10, 1993; USCG–2015–0926, 83 FR 55281, Nov. 5, 2018, 83 FR 56271, Nov. 13, 2018]