---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 5.42"
title: "33"
number: "5.42"
heading: "Auxiliary ensign."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/5.42"
---

# §5.42. Auxiliary ensign.

- (a) **Description.** The field of the Auxiliary ensign is medium blue (Coast Guard blue) with a broad diagonal white slash upon which a matching blue Coast Guard Auxiliary emblem is centered. The white slash must be at a 70 degree angle, rising away from the hoist.
- (b) **Display.** The Auxiliary ensign may be displayed by any member of the Auxiliary on a vessel, aircraft, radio station, building, or other location at any time, under such conditions as the Commandant may direct.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503, 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3910, 3911, 3912, 3913, 4102.

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-6712, 80 FR 3476, Jan. 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted.