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kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 121.420"
title: "46"
number: "121.420"
heading: "Charts and nautical publications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/121.420"
---

# §121.420. 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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.