Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Nov 21, 2024
§ 149.585 - What are the requirements for sound signals?

(a) Each pumping platform complex must have a sound signal, approved under subpart 67.10 of this chapter, that has a 2-mile (3-kilometer) range. A list of Coast Guard-approved sound signals is available from any District Commander.

(b) Each sound signal must be:

(1) Located at least 10 feet, but not more than 150 feet, above mean high water; and

(2) Located where the structure of the platform, or equipment mounted on it, does not obstruct the sound of the signal in any direction.

authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504,1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4
source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 33 CFR 149.585