GL: PROPER DISPLAY OF NAME AND HAILING PORT

[Jim Boyd]

Ralph - just Google the following
46CFR67 Sec. 67.123 (c)
It will show you the entire section.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com
[mailto:great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Yost (home)
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:50 PM
To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com; Bill Donovan
Subject: Re: GL: PROPER DISPLAY OF NAME AND HAILING PORT

"Vessel Examiner Guidance" is NOT the Code of Federal Regulations.
Note that "guidance" is not equal to "law".

Now you have got ME wanting to read the CFR, for myself, if anyone can 
provide it.

R.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Donovan" <trailersource at mindspring.com>

Subject: Re: GL: PROPER DISPLAY OF NAME AND HAILING PORT


>I asked John Gill for the CFR or reference for the problem of the
> dinghy blocking the name of the vessel.
>
> He replied that is is not illegal to put the name of the vessel on
> the dinghy, but doesn't satisfy the requirement that the name be
> "clearly visible."  He also sent me this reference (which I quote,
> since the list won't allow attachment):
>
> Vessel Examiner Guidance (provided by Chief John Malatak of the
> USCG Office of Boating Safety on 29 Jan 2005)
> "If during the course of a VSC you observe the name and hailing port of a
> documented recreational vessel is temporarily obscured by a dinghy, or
> anything
> hung over the side, have the owner move the dinghy and inspect the
> markings on
> the hull. If the markings are in compliance in all other respects,
> then the VSC criteria
> for that item are met. You then will instruct the owner that covering
> of the hull
> markings may result in a citation by a law enforcement officer if
> boarded. Explain to
> the owner in order to prevent a possible violation, they have the
> option to move the
> dinghy to another location, or mark the hull in another location. FURTHER
> EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT PLACING THE NAME AND HAILING PORT ON
> THE BOTTOM OF THE DINGHY DOES NOT RELIEVE THEM OF THE
> REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE THE HULL PROPERLY MARKED".
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