46 CFR § 130.340 - Compass.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s130.340"
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title: "46 CFR § 130.340 - Compass."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "130.340"
section_name: "Compass."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS"
part_number: "130"
part_name: "VESSEL CONTROL, AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Sections 130.140 and 130.400 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905."
regulatory_source: "CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49337, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 130.340 Compass.

Each vessel must be fitted with a compass suitable for the intended service of the vessel. Except aboard a vessel limited to daytime operation, the compass must be illuminated.