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

1For 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]


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