46 CFR § 96.07-10 - Lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s96.07-10"
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title: "46 CFR § 96.07-10 - Lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "96.07-10"
section_name: "Lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS"
part_number: "96"
part_name: "VESSEL CONTROL AND MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 17008, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "96"
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# 96.07-10 Lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service.

(a) Vessels in lakes, bays, and sounds, or river service shall be fitted with such ground tackle and hawsers as deemed necessary by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, depending upon the size of the vessel and the waters on which it operates.