§ 161.4 Requirement to carry the rules.

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Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY > PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT > Subpart A—Vessel Traffic Services > General Rules

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Each VTS User shall carry on board and maintain for ready reference a copy of these rules.

Note 1 to § 161.4:

These rules are contained in the applicable U.S. Coast Pilot, the VTS User's Manual which may be obtained by contacting the appropriate VTS or downloaded from the Coast Guard Navigation Center website (https://www.navcen.uscg.gov).

[CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30880, June 28, 2019]

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