USCG Exam PracticeApplying tide corrections to charted depth
Under 46 CFR §28.225, a commercial fishing vessel of 45 feet operating inside the COLREG Demarcation Lines is required to carry which of the following aboard?
- A. A copy of the International Rules (COLREGs) only
- ✓ A copy of the Inland Navigation RulesCorrect
- C. A copy of both the Inland Navigation Rules and the International Rules
- D. No rules publication is required; posting a summary placard is sufficient
Why B is correct
46 CFR §28.225(b) requires each vessel of 39.4 feet (12 meters) or more operating shoreward of the COLREG Demarcation Lines to carry and maintain for ready reference a copy of the Inland Navigation Rules (33 CFR chapter I, subchapter E). The COLREGs apply seaward of those lines.
Cited:46 CFR §28.225