Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › 121 - Boating Safety › Section 15-121-B4 - Display of number and validation decal

Current through July 10, 2024
The owner or operator of any vessel shall display the vessel
				registration number and registration decals issued pursuant to Section
				15-144
				of the General Statutes as follows:
(a) The vessel registration number, and no
			 other, shall be painted on or attached by adhesive to each side of the hull at
			 the bow and so positioned as to be clearly legible from outside the vessel.
			 When, due to vessel configuration, positioning of the vessel registration
			 number on the hull will not provide ready identification, the vessel
			 registration number may be painted on or attached by adhesive to each side of
			 the permanent superstructure located on the forward half of the vessel in a
			 location as nearly vertical as possible. When, due to vessel configuration,
			 positioning of the vessel registration number on either the hull or the
			 superstructure will not provide ready identification, the vessel registration
			 number may be painted on or attached to a sign or plaque firmly attached by a
			 bracket or fixture to the bow with the number clearly legible from both sides
			 of the vessel.
(b) The letters and
			 numerals of the vessel registration number shall be of plain block design not
			 less than three inches high, and of a color which will contrast with the
			 background for maximum legibility. That is, light numbers shall be used on a
			 dark hull or background and vice versa.
(c) The letters and numerals of the vessel
			 registration number shall be vertical (not slanted), plain (not script or
			 varying in thickness), and any border, outline or shadowing shall be
			 disregarded in determining the height or color contrast of the letters and
			 numerals. Between the prefix, the numerals, and the suffix there shall be a
			 hyphen or a space. Examples of correct number displays are CT-1234-AB and CT
			 5678 DF.
(d) The two current
			 Connecticut registration decals shall be displayed on each side of the bow in
			 line with and two inches to the right of the vessel registration number. No
			 other decal shall be displayed with the vessel registration number except a
			 current decal for the same vessel issued by another state or the United States
			 Coast Guard. A current validation decal issued by another state or the United
			 States Coast Guard shall be displayed near the assigned boat number in a
			 location other than that specified for the current Connecticut validation
			 decals.
(e) In the case of a vessel
			 for which the owner holds a valid marine document issued by the United States
			 Coast Guard and for which the owner is required to display a Connecticut
			 registration decal pursuant to subsection (b) of Section
			 15-142
			 of the General Statutes, each such decal shall be displayed on each side of the
			 bow forward of the midship section. Such decals shall be firmly affixed and
			 positioned so as to be distinctly visible from either side of the
			 vessel.
(f) In the case of a vessel
			 for which the owner holds a valid certificate of number awarded either by the
			 United States or by another state and for which the owner is required to
			 display a Connecticut registration decal pursuant to subsection (b) of Section
			 15-142
			 of the general statutes, each such decal shall be displayed on each side of the
			 bow in line with and not more than six inches to the left of the number awarded
			 by the United States or another state. Such decals shall be firmly affixed and
			 positioned so as to be distinctly visible from either side of the
			 vessel.