46 C.F.R. § 78.05-5 Charts and nautical publications.
Title 46 - Shipping
As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels except barges, ferryboats and vessels operating exclusively on rivers, must carry adequate and up-to-date— (a) Charts; (b) Sailing directions; (c) Coast pilots; (d) Light lists; (e) Notices to mariners; (f) Tide tables; (g) Current tables; and (h) All other nautical publications necessary.1 1 For United States vessels in or on the navigable waters of the United States, see 33 CFR 164.33. [CGD 75–074, 42 FR 5963, Jan. 31, 1977]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 78—OPERATIONS
Subpart 78.05—Notice to Mariners and Aids to Navigation
§ 78.05-5 Charts and nautical publications.