I am a bit surprised at the requirement for the NO., but your safety examiner is correct.
>From 46CFR67 Part-I covering documentation: § 67.120 General requirement. No Certificate of Documentation issued under this part will be deemed valid for operation of the vessel until the vessel is marked in accordance with this subpart. § 67.121 Official number marking requirement. The official number of the vessel, preceded by the abbreviation NO. must be marked in block-type Arabic numerals not less than three inches in height on some clearly visible interior structural part of the hull. The number must be permanently affixed to the vessel so that alteration, removal, or replacement would be obvious. If the official number is on a separate plate, the plate must be fastened in such a manner that its removal would normally cause some scarring of or damage to the surrounding hull area. § 67.123 Name and hailing port marking requirements. (a) For vessels other than those covered in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the name of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the port and starboard bow and the stern of the vessel. The hailing port of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the stern of the vessel.(b) Vessels with square bow. For vessels having a square bow, the name of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the bow in a manner to avoid obliteration. The name and hailing port must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the stern.(c) Recreational vessels. For vessels documented exclusively for recreation, the name and hailing port must be marked together on some clearly visible exterior part of the hull.(d) The markings required by paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, which may be made by the use of any means and materials which result in durable markings, must be made in clearly legible letters of the Latin alphabet or Arabic or Roman numerals not less than four inches in height. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 2:43 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Tom Buscaglia <t...@sv-alera.com> Subject: Stus-List Vessel Documentation Every year we have the USC Power Squadron volunteers come to our club and do safety inspections that, if we pass, provide a sticker that verifies that our vessels are in full compliance with all state and USCG safety regs. This is supposed to lessen the chances of being boarded or at least make the process less onerous. So far, I have not tested this. Alera has a routed wooden plaque screwed to the bulkhead under the stairs. with the number on it. It has always been fine until last year. The inspector told be that the attachment might not be up to regs due to the fact that it was screwed on (though I suspect if it was also cemented on it would be fine). He also said that in addition to the number the "No." was required to be on the plaque. Seemed sort of stupid to me, but that's what he said. He also suggested the etching it into the cross member in the bilge where it is readily visible and accessible would be a better solution. P.S. Please take a moment to trim your messages when replying. Some of these lately have been stupid long... Tom Buscaglia SV Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon Island WA (206) 463-9200 www.sv-alera.com <http://www.sv-alera.com/>
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