---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 161.013-13"
title: "46"
number: "161.013-13"
heading: "Manufacturer certification and labeling."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/161.013-13"
---

# §161.013-13. Manufacturer certification and labeling.

- (a) Each electric light intended as a Night Visual Distress Signal required by [33 CFR part 175](/cfr/33/part175.md) must be certified by the manufacturer as complying with the requirements of this subpart.
- (b) Each electric light must be legibly and indelibly marked with:
  - (1) Manufacturer's name;
  - (2) Replacement battery type;
  - (3) Lamp size; and
  - (4) **The following words—** “Night Visual Distress Signal for Boats Complies with U. S. Coast Guard Requirements in [46 CFR 161.013](/cfr/46/161.013.md). For Emergency Use Only.”
- (c) If an electric light is designed for use with dry cell batteries the label must advise the consumer on the battery replacement schedule which under normal conditions would maintain performance requirements of [§ 161.013-3](/cfr/46/161.013-3.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 76-183a, 44 FR 73054, Dec. 17, 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.