[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR97.05-1]



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                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 97_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents

 

         Subpart 97.05_Notice to Mariners and Aids to Navigation

 

Sec.  97.05-1  Duty of officers.





    (a) Licensed deck officers are required to acquaint themselves with 

the latest information published by the Coast Guard and the National 

Imagery and Mapping Agency regarding aids to navigation. Neglect to do 

so is evidence of neglect of duty. It is desirable that vessels other 

than motorboats shall have available in the pilothouse for convenient 

reference at all times a file of the applicable Notice to Mariners.

    (b) Weekly Notices to Mariners (Great Lakes Edition), published by 

the Commander, 9th Coast Guard District, contain announcements and 

information on changes in aids to navigation and other marine 

information affecting the safety of navigation on the Great Lakes. These 

notices may be obtained free of charge, by making application to 

Commander, 9th Coast Guard District.

    (c) Weekly Notices to Mariners (world-wide coverage) are prepared 

jointly by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Ocean 

Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. They include changes in aids to 

navigation in assembled form for the 1st, 5th, 7th, Greater Antilles 

Section 8th, 11th, 13th, 14th, and 17th Coast Guard Districts. Foreign 

marine information is also included in these notices. These notices are 

available without charge from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, 

Washington, DC 20390, Branch Oceanographic Offices, U.S. Collector of 

Customs of the major seaports in the United States and are also on file 

in the U.S. Consulates where they may be inspected.



[CGFR 66-33, 31 FR 15286, Dec. 6, 1966, as amended by CGFR 68-32, 33 FR 

5720, Apr. 12, 1968; CGFR 69-116, 35 FR 6861, Apr. 30, 1970; CGD 95-072, 

60 FR 50464, Sept. 29, 1995; USCG-2001-10224, 66 FR 48620, Sept. 21, 

2001]



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