{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-195.27-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 195.27-1","heading":"-1 When required.","body":"(a) All mechanically propelled vessels of 500 gross tons and over shall be fitted with an efficient electronic deep-sea sounding apparatus and another independent means of obtaining deep-sea soundings, which may be a deep-sea hand lead.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER U—OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS","PART 195—VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart 195.27—Sounding 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":"0af12c45a3bd95bc995f50d62c107cf02fb5fb1eb7558a65aa7b7b0294748154","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-195.19-1","next":"us/46-cfr-195.30-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}