---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 183.810"
title: "33"
number: "183.810"
heading: "Navigation light certification requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/183.810"
---

# §183.810. Navigation light certification requirements.

- (a) **Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section, each navigation light must—**
  - (1) Meet the technical standards of the applicable Navigation Rules;
  - (2) Be certified by a laboratory listed by the Coast Guard to the standards of ABYC A-16 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 183.5](/cfr/33/183.5.md)) or equivalent, although portable battery-powered lights need only meet the requirements of the standard applicable to them; and
  - (3) Bear a permanent and indelible label that is visible without removing or disassembling the light and that states the following:
    - (i) “USCG Approval 33 CFR 183.810.”
    - (ii) “MEETS______.” (Insert the identification name or number of the standard under [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section, to which the laboratory type-tested.)
    - (iii) “TESTED BY______.” (Insert the name or registered certification-mark of the laboratory listed by the Coast Guard that tested the fixture to the standard under [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section.)
    - (iv) **Name of manufacturer.**
    - (v) **Number of model.**
    - (vi) **Visibility of the light in nautical miles.**
    - (vii) **Date on which the light was type-tested.**
    - (viii) **Identification and specifications of the bulb used in the compliance test.**
- (b) If a light is too small to attach the required label—
  - (1) Place the information from the label in or on the package that contains the light; and
  - (2) Mark each light “USCG” followed by the certified range of visibility in nautical miles (nm), for example, “USCG 2nm”. Once installed, this mark must be visible without removing the light.

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-6580, 66 FR 55091, Nov. 1, 2001, 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.