{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-184.420","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 184.420","heading":"Charts and nautical publications.","body":"(a) As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date:\n(1) Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible;\n(2) U.S. Coast Pilot or similar publication;\n(3) Coast Guard Light List;\n(4) Tide tables; and\n(5) Current tables, or a river current publication issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or a river authority.\n(b) Extracts from the publications listed above for the areas to be transited may be provided instead of the complete publication.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER T—SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS (UNDER 100 GROSS TONS)","PART 184—VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart D—Navigation 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":"ad2426ec6398c02d5a615f12d3eff42b60707066bfe8cb1518b9c7c48cfdef65","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-184.410","next":"us/46-cfr-184.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}