---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 183.514"
title: "33"
number: "183.514"
heading: "Fuel tanks: Labels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/183.514"
---

# §183.514. Fuel tanks: Labels.

- (a) Each fuel tank must have a label that meets the requirements of [paragraphs (b) through (d)](#b..d) of this section.
- (b) Each label required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section must contain the following information:
  - (1) **Fuel tank manufacturer's name (or logo) and address.**
  - (2) **Month (or lot number) and year of manufacture.**
  - (3) Capacity in U.S. gallons.
  - (4) **Material of construction.**
  - (5) **The pressure the tank is designed to withstand without leaking.**
  - (6) **Model number, if applicable.**
  - (7) The statement, “This tank has been tested under [33 CFR 183.510(a)](/cfr/33/183.510.md?p=a).”
  - (8) If the tank is tested under [§ 183.584](/cfr/33/183.584.md) at less than 25g vertical accelerations the statement, “Must be installed aft of the boat's half length.”
- (c) **Each letter and each number on a label must—**
  - (1) Be at least 1/16 inch high and
  - (2) **Contrast with the basic color of the label or be embossed on the label.**
- (d) **Each label must—**
  - (1) Withstand the combined effects of exposure to water, oil, salt spray, direct sunlight, heat, cold, and wear expected in normal operation of the boat, without loss of legibility; and
  - (2) Resist efforts to remove or alter the information on the label without leaving some obvious sign of such efforts.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 74-209, 42 FR 5950, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 81-092, 48 FR 55737, Dec. 15, 1983; USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29, 1999]

### Source

Source: CGD 74-209, 42 FR 5950, Jan. 31, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. II, (92)(b). Subpart E is also authorized by Pub. L. 114-120, 130 Stat. 27

### Source

Source: CGD 72-61R, 37 FR 15782, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 74-209, 42 FR 5950, Jan. 31, 1977, as amended by CGD 81-092, 48 FR 55737, Dec. 15, 1983; USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29, 1999]