posted 06-03-2015 11:42 AM ET (US)        

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr& SID=734edf7b8e2118ea5d9318dff6d871c1&rgn=div8&view=text&node=33:2.0.1.6. 33.0.201.1&idno=33

and the actual regulation appears in

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr& SID=734edf7b8e2118ea5d9318dff6d871c1&rgn=div8&view=text&node=33:2.0.1.6. 33.0.201.10&idno=33

The affected vessels are (with some exceptions) "self-propelled vessels of 1600 or more gross tons." The charts are defined as:

quote:

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...published by the National Ocean Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or a river authority that—

(i) Are of a large enough scale and have enough detail to make safe navigation of the area possible; and

(ii) Are currently corrected.

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The regulations also require additional documents, such as the U.S. Coast Pilot and Coast Guard Light List.

I am looking for regulations affecting recreational boats. So far, I have only found one reference, which requires recreational boats longer than 12-meters to carry a copy of the Navigation Rules.

https://www.usps.org/national/vsc/formtool_files/USCGMinReq.pdf