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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
PART 183—BOATS AND ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT
Subpart M—Navigation Lights
Source: USCG-1999-6580, 66 FR 55091,
Nov. 1, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 183.801—Applicability
Effective Date Note:
By USCG-1999-6580, 66 FR 55091, Nov. 1, 2001, Subpart M was
added, effective Nov. 1, 2002. At 67 FR 2329, Jan. 17, 2002,
the effective date was delayed until Nov. 1, 2003.
This subpart applies to recreational vessel
manufacturers, distributors, and dealers installing such equipment
in new recreational vessels constructed after November 1,
2002.
Sec. 183.803—Definitions
As used in this subpart:
Dealer means any person who is engaged in the
sale and distribution of recreational vessels to purchasers
who the seller in good faith believes to be purchasing any
such recreational vessel for purposes other than resale.
Distributor means any person engaged in the
sale and distribution of recreational vessels for the purpose
of resale.
Manufacturer means any person engaged in:
(1) The manufacture, construction, or assembly
of recreational vessels, or
(2) The importation of recreational vessels
into the United States for subsequent sale.
Navigation lights are those lights prescribed
by the Navigation Rules (Commandant Instruction 16672.2 series)
to indicate a vessel’s presence, type, operation, and
relative heading.
Sec. 183.810—Navigation light certification
requirements
(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this
section, each navigation light must—
(1) Meet the technical standards of the applicable
Navigation Rules;
(2) Be certified by a laboratory listed by
the Coast Guard to the standards of ABYC A-16 (incorporated
by reference, see Sec. 183.5) or equivalent, although portable
battery-powered lights need only meet the requirements of
the standard applicable to them; and
(3) Bear a permanent and indelible label that
is visible without removing or disassembling the light and
that states the following:
(i) “USCG Approval 33 CFR 183.810.”
(ii) “MEETS______________.”
(Insert the identification name or number of the standard
under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, to which the laboratory
type-tested.)
(iii) “TESTED BY______________.”
(Insert the name or registered certification-mark of the
laboratory listed by the Coast Guard that tested the fixture
to the standard under paragraph (a)(2) of this section.)
(iv) Name of manufacturer.
(v) Number of model.
(vi) Visibility of the light in nautical
miles.
(vii) Date on which the light was type-tested.
(viii) Identification and specifications
of the bulb used in the compliance test.
(b) If a light is too small to attach the required
label—
(1) Place the information from the label in
or on the package that contains the light; and
(2) Mark each light “USCG” followed
by the certified range of visibility in nautical miles (nm),
for example, “USCG 2nm”. Once installed, this
mark must be visible without removing the light.
Subpart N [Reserved]
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