---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 108.653"
title: "46"
number: "108.653"
heading: "Helicopter facilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/108.653"
---

# §108.653. Helicopter facilities.

- (a) Each helicopter fueling facility must be marked adjacent to the fueling hose storage: “WARNING—HELICOPTER FUELING STATION—KEEP LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY”.
- (b) Each storage tank for helicopter fuel must be marked: “DANGER—FLAMMABLE LIQUID”.
- (c) Each access to a helicopter landing area must be marked: “BEWARE OF TAIL ROTOR”.
- (d) Each marking required by this section must be in letters at least 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) high.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3102, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted.