§130.330. Charts and nautical publications.
46 C.F.R. § 130.330
Except as provided by paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, as appropriate for the intended voyage, each vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date—
Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible;
U.S. Coast Pilot or similar publication;
Coast Guard Light List;
Tide Tables published by the National Ocean Service;
Local Notice or Notices to Mariners; and
Current Tables published by the National Ocean Service, or a river-current publication issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or by a river authority, or both.
Any vessel may carry, instead of the complete publications listed in paragraph (a) of this section, extracts from them for areas it will transit.
When operating in foreign waters, a vessel may carry an appropriate foreign equivalent of any item required by paragraph (a) of this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Sections 130.140 and 130.400 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905.
Source
Source: CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49337, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.