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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
46 – SHIPPING
PART 25—REQUIREMENTS
Subpart 25.10—Navigation Lights
Effective Date Note:
At 66 FR 55092, Nov. 1, 2001, subpart 25.10 was added, effective
Nov. 1, 2002. At 67 FR 2329, Jan. 17, 2002, the effective
date was delayed until Nov. 1, 2003.
Sec. 25.10-1—Applicability
This subpart applies to vessel manufacturers,
distributors, and dealers installing navigation lights on
all uninspected commercial vessels, except those completed
before November 7, 2002.
Sec. 25.10-2—Definitions
As used in this subpart:
Dealer means any person who is engaged in the
sale and distribution of vessels to purchasers who the seller
in good faith believes to be purchasing any such vessel for
purposes other than resale.
Distributor means any person engaged in the
sale and distribution of vessels for the purpose of resale.
Manufacturer means any person engaged in:
(1) The manufacture, construction, or assembly
of vessels, or
(2) The importation of 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. 25.10-3—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. 25.01-3), 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 stating
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 light
was 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 (nm).
(vii) Date on which the light was type-tested.
(viii) Identification of 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,
for example, “USCG 2nm.” Once installed, this
mark must be visible without removing the light.
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