---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.505"
title: "33"
number: "149.505"
heading: "What are the general requirements for aids to navigation?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.505"
---

# §149.505. What are the general requirements for aids to navigation?


The following requirements apply to navigation aids under this subpart:

- (a) [Section 66.01-5](/cfr/33/66.01-5.md) of this chapter, on application to establish, maintain, discontinue, change, or transfer ownership of an aid, except as under [§ 149.510](/cfr/33/149.510.md) of this part;
- (b) Section [66.01-25(a)](/cfr/33/66.01-25.md?p=a) and [(c)](/cfr/33/66.01-25.md?p=c) of this chapter, on discontinuing or removing an aid. For the purposes of § [66.01-25(a)](/cfr/33/66.01-25.md?p=a) and [(c)](/cfr/33/66.01-25.md?p=c) of this chapter, navigation aids at a deepwater port are considered Class I aids under [§ 66.01-15](/cfr/33/66.01-15.md) of this chapter;
- (c) [Section 66.01-50](/cfr/33/66.01-50.md) of this chapter, on protection of an aid from interference and obstruction; and
- (d) [Section 66.01-55](/cfr/33/66.01-55.md) of this chapter, on transfer of ownership of an aid.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39179, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39179, July 1, 2013]