[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR3.15]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3_BOATING AND WATER USE ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  3.15  What is the maximum noise level for the operation of a vessel?

    (a) A person may not operate a vessel at a noise level exceeding:
    (1) 75dB(A) measured utilizing test procedures applicable to vessels 
underway (Society of Automotive Engineers SAE--J1970); or
    (2) 88dB(A) measured utilizing test procedures applicable to 
stationary vessels (Society of Automotive Engineers SAE--J2005).
    (b) An authorized person who has reason to believe that a vessel is 
being operated in excess of the noise levels established in paragraph 
(a) of this section may direct the operator of the vessel to submit the 
vessel to an on-site test to measure the noise level.