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46 CFR §184.420

46 CFR Part 184

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(a) As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:

§ 184.420 § 184.420 Charts and nautical publications.

(a)As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:

(1)Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible;

(2)U.S. Coast Pilot or similar publication;

(3)Coast Guard Light List;

(4)Tide tables; and

(5)Current tables, or a river current publication issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or a river authority.

(b)Extracts from the publications listed above for the areas to be transited may be provided instead of the complete publication. [CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1002, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51358, Sept. 30, 1997]

(a)As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:

(1)Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible;

(2)U.S. Coast Pilot or similar publication;

(3)Coast Guard Light List;

(4)Tide tables; and

(5)Current tables, or a river current publication issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or a river authority.

(b)Extracts from the publications listed above for the areas to be transited may be provided instead of the complete publication. [CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1002, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51358, Sept. 30, 1997]


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