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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
PART 181—MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS
Subpart B—Manufacturer Certification of Compliance
Sec. 181.15—Contents of labels
(a) Each label required by Sec. 181.7 must contain:
(1) The name and address of the manufacturer
or private label merchandiser who certifies that the boat
or item of associated equipment complies with the standards
prescribed in Part 183 of this subchapter; and
(2) Except as provided in paragraph
(c) of this section, the words:
(i) “This (insert ‘Boat’
or ‘Equipment’) Complies With U.S. Coast Guard
Safety Standards In Effect On (insert date of certification
as prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section)”;
or
(ii) If the item being certified is
a boat, the label may show the words, “This Boat
Complies With U.S. Coast Guard Safety Standards In Effect
On The Date of Certification.”
(b) Date of certification must be no earlier
than the date on which construction or assembly began and
no later than the date on which the boat or item of associated
equipment leaves the place of manufacture or assembly or import
for the purposes of sale.
(c) [Reserved]
(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this
section, the manufacturer may, in addition to the information
required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, display
on the certification label any or all of the following information:
(1) Model name or designation.
(2) Hull identification number (if a boat)
or serial number (if an item of associated equipment).
(3) Model year.
(e) Display of the hull identification number
on the certification label does not satisfy the display requirements
of Sec. 181.29.
(f) Each boat which displays a maximum horsepower
capacity determined in accordance with Sec. 183.53(b) must,
in addition to the information required by paragraphs (a),
(b) and (d) of this section, display on the certification
label, the following statement in letters no less than one-quarter
of an inch in height:
THIS BOAT IS INTENDED FOR RACING AND OTHER HIGH
PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES. THE SKILL REQUIRED MAY EXCEED THE
ABILITIES OF SOME OPERATORS.
[CGD 72-60, 37 FR 15779, Aug. 4, 1972,
as amended by CGD 83-012, 49 FR 39327, Oct. 5, 1984; CGD 85-002,
51 FR 37573, Oct. 23, 1986; USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June
29, 1999]
Sec. 181.17—Label numbers and letters
Letters and numbers on each label must:
(a) Be no less than one-eighth of an inch in
height; and
(b) Contrast with the basic color of the label,
except that the date of certification may be permanently stamped,
engraved, or embossed on the label.
Sec. 181.19—Construction of labels.
(a) Each label must be made of material that
can withstand exposure to water, oil, salt spray, direct sunlight,
heat, cold, and wear expected in normal use of the boat or
item of associated equipment without deterioration of legibility.
(b) Each label must be made of material that
shows visible traces of the alteration or removal of information
on the label.
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