46 C.F.R. § 121.420 Charts and nautical publications.
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(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.
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PART 121—VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Subpart D—Navigation Equipment
§ 121.420 Charts and nautical publications.

