33 CFR 117.55
§ 117.55 Posting of requirements.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 117.55, § 117.55 Posting of requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/150643
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(a) The owner of each drawbridge under this subpart, other than removable span bridges, must ensure that a sign summarizing the requirements in this subpart applicable to the drawbridge is posted both upstream and downstream of the drawbridge. The requirements to be posted need not include those in subpart A of this part or §§ 117.51 and 117.59.
(b) The signs shall be of sufficient size and so located as to be easily read at any time from an approaching vessel.
(c) If advance notice is required to open the draw, the signs shall also state the name, address, and telephone number of the person to be notified.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.