---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 130.340"
title: "46"
number: "130.340"
heading: "Compass."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/130.340"
---

# §130.340. Compass.


Each vessel must be fitted with a compass suitable for the intended service of the vessel. Except aboard a vessel limited to daytime operation, the compass must be illuminated.


## Notes

### 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.