{"id":1237,"date":"2015-09-30T12:54:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T12:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1237"},"modified":"2020-02-05T20:14:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:14:15","slug":"pennsylvanias-locks-and-dams","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/pennsylvanias-locks-and-dams\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania&#8217;s Locks and Dams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/LockNavigation-01HeroScaled1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-306\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/LockNavigation-01HeroScaled1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"393\" data-original-set=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/LockNavigation-01HeroScaled1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/LockNavigation-01HeroScaled1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/LockNavigation-01HeroScaled1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania&#8217;s locks and dams are located on the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers, in and near Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania&#8217;s locks and dams are built and maintained by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, and provide a means for passing vessels to navigate through the dams.<\/p>\n<h2>Entering and Exiting Pennsylvania&#8217;s Locks<\/h2>\n<p>When entering or exiting a lock the lockmaster is in control, and will provide a visual or audible signal for your boat to enter using a horn or light system. Boats will enter the lock in the following order, based on boat type, in order to maintain safe and efficient passage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Military craft<\/li>\n<li>Mail boats<\/li>\n<li>Commercial passenger craft<\/li>\n<li>Commercial tows<\/li>\n<li>Commercial fishermen<\/li>\n<li>Pleasure boats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boats should stop at least 100 yards from the lock entrance before entering the lock, and can signal the lockmaster using one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By sounding a long and short blast of the horn<\/li>\n<li>Using marine radio channel 13<\/li>\n<li>Using the sound signaling device located on the lock wall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once the lockmaster has been signaled, the boat operator must stay clear of the lock until they are signaled to enter.<\/p>\n<p>Fenders and mooring lines, a minimum of 75 feet in length, should be kept ready upon entering the lock. Once inside, the lock lines are adjusted with the water level.<\/p>\n<p>Never tie a boat fast to the lock wall. Life jackets should always be <em>worn<\/em> when navigating locks and dams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[11],"article-tag":[247,248],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pennsylvania&#039;s Locks and Dams<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the location of Pennsylvania&#039;s locks and dams, who is responsible for building and maintaining them, entering and exiting protocol and more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/pennsylvanias-locks-and-dams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pennsylvania&#039;s Locks and Dams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about the location of Pennsylvania&#039;s locks and dams, who is responsible for building and maintaining them, entering and exiting protocol and more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/pennsylvanias-locks-and-dams\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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