---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 122.614"
title: "46"
number: "122.614"
heading: "Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/122.614"
---

# §122.614. Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals.


Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be of a bright color, and containers shall be clearly marked in legible contrasting letters at least 12.7 millimeters (0.5 inches) high: “DISTRESS SIGNALS”.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 935, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.