{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-140.725","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 140.725","heading":"Additional navigation equipment.","body":"Towing vessels must be equipped with the following equipment, as applicable to the area of operation:\n(a) Fathometer (except Western Rivers).\n(b) Search light, controllable from the vessel's operating station and capable of illuminating objects at a distance of at least two times the length of the tow.\n(c) Electronic position-fixing device, satisfactory for the area in which the vessel operates, if the towing vessel engages in towing seaward of the navigable waters of the U.S. or more than 3 nautical miles from shore on the Great Lakes.\n(d) Illuminated magnetic compass or an illuminated swing-meter (Western Rivers vessels only). The compass or swing-meter must be readable from each operating station.\nNote to § 140.725. Certain towing vessels subject to § 140.725 are also subject to the requirements of 33 CFR 164.72 and Automatic Identification System requirements of 33 CFR 164.46.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER M—TOWING VESSELS","PART 140—OPERATIONS","Subpart G—Navigation and Communication Equipment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"ae0f2a680ed030a89fede0c286d1c17f7a6f69856b76ab139bda32c740b7e117","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-140.720","next":"us/46-cfr-140.800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}