---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 28.230"
title: "46"
number: "28.230"
heading: "Compasses."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/28.230"
---

# §28.230. Compasses.


Each vessel must be equipped with an operable magnetic steering compass with a compass deviation table at the operating station.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3316, 4502, 4505, 4506, 6104, 8103, 10603; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 88-079, 56 FR 40393, Aug. 14, 1991, unless otherwise noted.