[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR175.140]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 175--EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Visual Distress Signals
 
Sec. 175.140  Prohibited use.

    No person in a boat shall display a visual distress signal on waters 
to which this subpart applies under any circumstance except a situation 
where assistance is needed because of immediate or potential danger to 
the persons on board.