- (a) A tug may be used for escort services if authorized by the Oxnard Harbor District and/or the U.S. Navy for use in Port Hueneme.
- (b) Tugs used for escort services must be equipped with at least 500 horsepower.
- (c) The braking force shall be re-measured after any modifications and/or repairs to the main engines, hull, shaft-drive line, or steering, that could affect the bollard pull. The new measurements must be registered with the Oxnard Harbor District.
- (d) Escort tugs that submit to the Escort Tug Inspection Program, as described in Sections 851.8(a)(4)(B) and 851.23(a)(7)(B), can perform escort duties in any port in the state, if the tugs meet the requirements of the appropriate subchapter (i.e., Subchapter 1, San Francisco Bay Region; Subchapter 2, Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor; Subchapter 3, Port Hueneme Harbor; Subchapter 4, Humboldt Bay; Subchapter 5, San Diego Harbor), of this Chapter 4 of the California Code of Regulations.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 8670.17.2 and 8670.23.1, Government Code. Reference: Section 8670.17.2, Government Code.
History
1. Change without regulatory effect adding new section filed 10-21-96 pursuant to Section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 43).
2. Amendment of Note filed 12-21-2004; operative 1-20-2005 (Register 2004, No. 52).
3. New subsections (c)-(d) filed 9-15-2006; operative 10-15-2006 (Register 2006, No. 37).