---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 160.151-33"
title: "46"
number: "160.151-33"
heading: "Marking and labeling."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/160.151-33"
---

# §160.151-33. Marking and labeling.

- (a) Whatever other languages they may be in, markings required on each inflatable liferaft and its container must be in English.
- (b) The markings required on the liferaft container under IMO LSA Code, as amended by Resolution MSC.293(87), Chapter IV/4.2.6.3 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 160.151-5](/cfr/46/160.151-5.md) of this subpart) must be on a plate or label sufficiently durable to withstand continuous exposure to environmental conditions at sea for the life of the liferaft. In addition, the container must be marked with the—
  - (1) Manufacturer's model identification; and
  - (2) U.S. Coast Guard approval number.
- (c) In addition to the markings required on the inflatable liferaft under IMO LSA Code, as amended by Resolution MSC.293(87), Chapter IV/4.2.7.1, the liferaft must be marked with the—
  - (1) Manufacturer's model identification;
  - (2) Lot number; and
  - (3) U.S. Coast Guard approval number.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 85-205, 62 FR 25547, May 9, 1997, as amended by USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62999, Oct. 11, 2011; USCG-2010-0048, 77 FR 9865, Feb. 21, 2012]

### Source

Source: CGD 85-205, 62 FR 25547, May 9, 1997, 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.

### Amendments

[CGD 85-205, 62 FR 25547, May 9, 1997, as amended by USCG-2010-0048, 76 FR 62999, Oct. 11, 2011; USCG-2010-0048, 77 FR 9865, Feb. 21, 2012]