---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 155.450"
title: "33"
number: "155.450"
heading: "Placard."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/155.450"
---

# §155.450. Placard.

- (a) A ship, except a ship of less than 26 feet in length, must have a placard of at least 5 by 8 inches, made of durable material fixed in a conspicuous place in each machinery space, or at the bilge and ballast pump control station, stating the following:
- (b) Existing stocks of placards may be used for the life of the placard.
- (c) The placard required by paragraph [(a)](#a) or [(b)](#b) of this section must be printed in the language or languages understood by the crew.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45715, Oct. 6, 1983, as amended by CGD 93-054, 58 FR 62262, Nov. 26, 1993]

### Source

Source: CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45715, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301 through 303; 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1903(b), 2735; 46 U.S.C. 70011; 70034; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 155.1020 also issued under section 316 of Pub. L. 114-120. Section 155.480 also issued under section 4110(b) of Pub. L. 101-380.

### Amendments

[CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45715, Oct. 6, 1983, as amended by CGD 93-054, 58 FR 62262, Nov. 26, 1993]