[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 33CFR117.24]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 117_DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart A_General Requirements

 

Sec.  117.24  Radiotelephone installation identification.



    (a) The Coast Guard authorizes, and the District Commander may 

require the installation of a sign on drawbridges, on the upstream and 

downstream sides, indicating that the bridge is equipped with and 

operates a VHF radiotelephone in accordance with Sec.  117.23.

    (b) The sign shall give notice of the radiotelephone and its calling 

and working channels--

    (1) In plain language; or

    (2) By a sign consisting of the outline of a telephone handset with 

the long axis placed horizontally and a vertical three-legged lightning 

slash superimposed over the handset. The slash shall be as long 

vertically as the handset is wide horizontally and normally not less 

than 27 inches and no more than 36 inches long. The preferred calling 

channel should be shown in the lower left quadrant and the preferred 

working channel should be shown in the lower right quadrant.



    Note: It is recommended that the radiotelephone sign be similar in 

design to the Service Signs established by the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) in U.S. Road Symbol Signs using Reflective Blue 

and Reflective White colors. Color and design information is available 

from the District Commander of the Coast Guard District in which the 

bridge is located.



[CGD 84-022, 51 FR 16308, May 2, 1986]