[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR181.27]

[Page 854]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 181_MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C_Identification of Boats
 
Sec. 181.27  Information displayed near hull identification number.

    If additional information is displayed on the boat within two inches 
of the hull identification number, that information must be separated 
from the hull identification number by means of borders or must be on a 
separate label so that it will not be interpreted as part of the hull 
identification number.

    Effective Date Note: By USCG-2003-14272, 69 FR 33860, June 17, 2004, 
Sec. 181.27 was revised, effective Aug. 16, 2004. For the convenience 
of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:

Sec. 181.27  Information displayed near hull identification number.

    With the exception of the characters ``US-'', which constitute the 
country of origin code for the United States, if information is 
displayed on the boat within 2 inches of the 12-character hull 
identification number (HIN), that information must be separated from the 
HIN by means of borders or must be on a separate label, so that it will 
not be interpreted as part of the hull identification number.