---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 161.012-15"
title: "46"
number: "161.012-15"
heading: "Markings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/161.012-15"
---

# §161.012-15. Markings.

- (a) Each light manufactured under Coast Guard approval must be permanently and legibly marked with:
  - (1) The manufacturer's name or trade mark that clearly identifies the model designation;
  - (2) The Coast Guard approval number assigned to light; and
  - (3) **Instructions on how to activate the light.**
- (b) The power source of each light must be permanently and legibly marked with its date of manufacture and expiration date. Each date must include the month and year.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 76-028, 44 FR 38785, July 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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