[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR62.37]



[Page 149]

 

                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 62_UNITED STATES AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart B_The U.S. Aids to Navigation System

 

Sec. 62.37  Lighthouses.



    Lighthouses are prominent beacons of varying size, color, and 

appearance employed to mark headlands, landfalls, harbor entrances, 

channel edges, hazards, and other features. While normally identified by 

their distinctive appearance, some lighthouses display diamond shaped, 

checkered daymarks to facilitate recognition.