---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 177.1030"
title: "46"
number: "177.1030"
heading: "Operating station visibility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/177.1030"
---

# §177.1030. Operating station visibility.

- (a) Windows and other openings at the operating station must be of sufficient size and properly located to provide an adequate view for safe navigation in all operating conditions.
- (b) Glass or other glazing material used in windows at the operating station must have a light transmission of not less than 70 percent according to Test 2 of ANSI Z 26.1 (incorporated by reference, see [46 CFR 175.600](/cfr/46/175.600.md)) and must comply with Test 15 of ANSI Z 26.1 for Class I Optical Deviation.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 961, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65206, Oct. 31, 2008]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 961, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 961, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended by USCG-2003-16630, 73 FR 65206, Oct. 31, 2008]