46 CFR 140.725
§ 140.725 Additional navigation equipment.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 140.725, § 140.725 Additional navigation equipment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228167
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Towing vessels must be equipped with the following equipment, as applicable to the area of operation:
(a) Fathometer (except Western Rivers).
(b) Search light, controllable from the vessel's operating station and capable of illuminating objects at a distance of at least two times the length of the tow.
(c) Electronic position-fixing device, satisfactory for the area in which the vessel operates, if the towing vessel engages in towing seaward of the navigable waters of the U.S. or more than 3 nautical miles from shore on the Great Lakes.
(d) Illuminated magnetic compass or an illuminated swing-meter (Western Rivers vessels only). The compass or swing-meter must be readable from each operating station.
Note to § 140.725. Certain towing vessels subject to § 140.725 are also subject to the requirements of 33 CFR 164.72 and Automatic Identification System requirements of 33 CFR 164.46.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.