A vessel owner, charterer, managing operator or agent shall immediately notify either of the following Coast Guard officers if there is reason to believe a vessel is lost or imperiled.
(a) The Coast Guard district rescue coordination center (RCC) cognizant over the area the vessel was last operating in; or
(b) The Coast Guard search and rescue authority nearest to where the vessel was last operating.
Reasons for belief that a vessel is in distress include, but are not limited to, lack of communication with or nonappearance of the vessel.
The owner, charterer, managing operator or agent of a vessel that is required to report to the United States flag Merchant Vessel Location Filing System under the authority of section 212(A) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1122a), shall immediately notify the Coast Guard if more than 48 hours have passed since receiving communication from the vessel. This notification shall be given to the Coast Guard district RCC cognizant over the area the vessel was last operating in.
(Information collection requirements approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625-0048)
[CGD 85-015, 51 FR 19341, May 29, 1986, as amended by USCG-2006-25697, 71 FR 55745, Sept. 25, 2006]
The owner, charterer, managing operator or agent, notifying the Coast Guard under § 4.04-1 or § 4.04-3, shall:
(a) Provided the name and identification number of the vessel, the names of the individuals on board, and other information that may be requested by the Coast Guard (when providing the names of the individuals on board for a passenger vessel, the list of passengers need only meet the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 3502); and
(b) Submit written confirmation of that notice to the Coast Guard facility that the notice was given to within 24 hours.
(Information collection requirements approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1625-0048)
[CGD 85-015, 51 FR 19341, May 29, 1986, as amended by USCG-2006-25697, 71 FR 55745, Sept. 25, 2006]