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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
PART 183—BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
Subpart B—Display of Capacity Information
Sec. 183.21—Applicability
This subpart applies to monohull boats less
than 20 feet in length, except sailboats, canoes, kayaks,
and inflatable boats.
Sec. 183.23—Capacity marking required
Each boat must be marked in the manner prescribed
in Secs. 183.25 and 183.27 with the maximum persons capacity
in whole numbers of persons and in pounds, the maximum weight
capacity in pounds, determined under Secs. 183.33 through
183.43, and the maximum horsepower capacity determined under
Sec. 183.53 or the statement “This Boat Not Rated for
Propulsion by a Motor”.
[CGD 78-034, 45 FR 2029, Jan. 10, 1980,
as amended by USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29, 1999]
Sec. 183.25—Display of markings
(a) Each marking required by Sec. 183.23 must
be permanently displayed in a legible manner where it is clearly
visible to the operator when getting the boat underway.
(b) The information required by Sec. 183.23
must be displayed in the following manner:
(1) For outboard boats:
U.S. Coast Guard Maximum Capacities
XX Persons or XXX Pounds
XXX Pounds, persons, motor, gear
XXX Horsepower, motor
or
U.S. Coast Guard Maximum Capacities
XX Persons or XXX Pounds
XXX Pounds, persons, motor, gear
XXX Horsepower, motor with remote steering
XXX Horsepower, motor without remote steering
(2) For inboard boats and inboard-outboard
boats:
U.S. Coast Guard Maximum Capacities
XX Persons or XXX Pounds
XXX Pounds, persons, gear
(3) For boats rated for motors of 2 horsepower
or less:
U.S. Coast Guard Maximum Capacities
XX Persons or XXX Pounds
XXX Pounds, persons, motor, gear
XXX Horsepower, motor
(4) For boats rated for manual propulsion:
U.S. Coast Guard Maximum Capacities
XX Persons or XXX Pounds
XXX Pounds, persons, gear
This Boat Not Rated for Propulsion by Motor
(c) The capacity information displays required
in paragraph (b) must meet the following as illustrated in
Figure 183.25:
Figure
183.25
(1) The capacity information required in Sec.
183.23 must be displayed within a yellow area that—
(i) Is at least 4 inches wide; and
(ii) Is high enough that each line of print
is separated by at least 1/8 inch from each other and
from the borders of the yellow area;
(2) The persons capacity in whole numbers
must be black print with the following dimensions:
(i) The height must not be smaller than
one-half inch;
(ii) The width of the numbers must be three-fifths
of the height except for the number “4”, which
shall be one stroke width wider, and the number “1”,
which shall be one stroke in width;
(iii) The stroke width shall be one-sixth
of the height; and
(iv) The minimum space between the numbers
shall be one stroke width.
(3) The words in the line “XX Persons
or XXX Pounds” must be at least one-quarter inch in
height but not larger than one-half the height of the persons
capacity number and of a color contrasting with yellow.
The number of pounds in this line must be at least one-eighth
inch in height but no larger than one-half the height of
the persons capacity number and of a color contrasting with
yellow.
(4) All remaining words and numbers required
to be within the yellow area required in paragraph (c)(1)
must be at least one-eighth inch in height, but no larger
than one-half the height of the persons capacity number.
(5) All other words and numbers on the displays
must be located outside the yellow area on a background
color, which contrasts with yellow.
(6) The words “Maximum Capacities”
must be at least one-quarter inch in height and of color
contrasting with its background.
(7) The words “U.S. Coast Guard”
must be at least one-eighth inch in height and of color
contrasting with its background.
[CGD 78-034, 45 FR 2029, Jan. 10, 1980]
Sec. 183.27—Construction of markings
Each marking required by Sec. 183.23 must be—
(a) Capable of withstanding the combined effects
of exposure to water, oil, salt spray, direct sunlight, heat,
cold, and wear expected in normal operation of the boat, without
loss of legibility; and
(b) Resistant to efforts to remove or alter
the information without leaving some obvious sign of such
efforts.
[CGD 78-034, 45 FR 2030, Jan. 10, 1980]
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