# 33 CFR § 161.10: Services

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.10

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 161.10
- **Heading:** Services
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY > PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT > Subpart A—Vessel Traffic Services > Services, VTS Measures, and Operating Requirements

## Text

To enhance navigation and vessel safety, and to protect the marine environment, a VTS may issue advisories, or respond to vessel requests for information, on reported conditions within the VTS area, such as:
(a) Hazardous conditions or circumstances;
(b) Vessel congestion;
(c) Traffic density;
(d) Environmental conditions;
(e) Aids to navigation status;
(f) Anticipated vessel encounters;
(g) Another vessel's name, type, position, hazardous vessel operating conditions, if applicable, and intended navigation movements, as reported;
(h) Temporary measures in effect;
(i) A description of local harbor operations and conditions, such as ferry routes, dredging, and so forth;
(j) Anchorage availability; or
(k) Other information or special circumstances.

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 161.1 § 161.1 Purpose and Intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.2 § 161.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.2.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.3 § 161.3 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.3.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.4 § 161.4 Requirement to carry the rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.4.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.5 § 161.5 Deviations from the rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.5.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.6 § 161.6 Preemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.6.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.10 § 161.10 Services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.11 § 161.11 VTS measures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.11.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.12 § 161.12 Vessel operating requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.12.md)
- [33 CFR § 161.13 § 161.13 VTS Special Area operating requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-161.13.md)

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