---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 162.161-8"
title: "46"
number: "162.161-8"
heading: "Marking."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/162.161-8"
---

# §162.161-8. Marking.


The following information must be displayed on a permanent metal or pressure-sensitive nameplate attached to each agent storage cylinder/valve assembly:

- (a) Manufacturer's name, address, and telephone number;
- (b) Coast Guard approval number assigned to the system under [46 CFR 159.005-13](/cfr/46/159.005-13.md);
- (c) Identifying mark of the laboratory;
- (d) Reference to the laboratory's listing standard;
- (e) Type of extinguishing agent;
- (f) Operating pressure at 70 °Fahrenheit;
- (g) Storage temperature range;
- (h) Factory test pressure of the cylinder;
- (i) Reference to the manufacturer's marine design, installation, operation, and maintenance manual;
- (j) Weight of agent charge and gross weight of cylinder/valve assembly;
- (k) Minimum maintenance instructions; and
- (l) **Any other information required by the laboratory or another government agency.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33886, June 7, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4104, 4302; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.