FEDERAL LAW
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”. |
