46 CFR § 109.565 - Charts and nautical publications.

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title: "46 CFR § 109.565 - Charts and nautical publications."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "109.565"
section_name: "Charts and nautical publications."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS"
part_number: "109"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101, 10104; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56828, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 109.565 Charts and nautical publications.

The master or person in charge of a self-propelled unit shall ensure that the unit has the following adequate, up to date, and appropriate items for the intended voyage:

(a) Charts.

(b) Sailing directions.

(c) Coast pilots.

(d) Light lists.

(e) Notices to mariners.

(f) Tide Tables.

(g) Current Tables.

(h) All other nautical publications necessary. 
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<sup>1</sup> *Note:* For U.S. units in or on the navigable waters of the United States. See 33 CFR 164.33.