CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY (parts 160 to 169) > PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT > SUBPART A—Vessel Traffic Services (§161.1 to §161.13) > 161.4—Requirement to carry the rules.

161.4—Requirement to carry the rules.

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

Code of Federal Regulations

Note: 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, and periodically published in the Local Notice to Mariners. The VTS User's Manual and the World VTS Guide, an International Maritime Organization (IMO) recognized publication, contain additional information which may assist the prudent mariner while in the appropriate VTS area.