---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.115-17"
title: "46"
number: "160.115-17"
heading: "Marking and labeling."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.115-17"
---

# §160.115-17. Marking and labeling.

- (a) Each winch must be marked with a plate or label permanently affixed in a conspicuous place readily accessible for inspection and sufficiently durable to withstand continuous exposure to environmental conditions at sea for the life of the winch.
- (b) The plate or label must be in English, but may also be in other languages.
- (c) The plate or label must contain the—
  - (1) Name and address of the manufacturer;
  - (2) Manufacturer's model identification;
  - (3) Name of the independent laboratory that witnessed the prototype or production tests;
  - (4) Serial number of the winch;
  - (5) U.S. Coast Guard approval number;
  - (6) Month and year of manufacture;
  - (7) Safe working load of the winch; and
  - (8) **Word “SOLAS”.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62976, Oct. 11, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234; 45 FR 58801; 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; and DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.