46 CFR § 121.410 - Electronic position fixing devices.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s121.410"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 121.410 - Electronic position fixing devices."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "121.410"
section_name: "Electronic position fixing devices."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "SMALL PASSENGER VESSELS CARRYING MORE THAN 150 PASSENGERS OR WITH OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MORE THAN 49 PASSENGERS"
part_number: "121"
part_name: "VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2."
regulatory_source: "CGD 85-080, 61 FR 933, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "121"
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# 121.410 Electronic position fixing devices.

A vessel on an oceans route must be equipped with an electronic position fixing device, capable of providing accurate fixes for the area in which the vessel operates, to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI.