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33 CFR 150.720: What are the requirements for sound signals?

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  1. Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
  2. CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  3. SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS
  4. PART 150—DEEPWATER PORTS: OPERATIONS
  5. Subpart H—Aids to Navigation

The sound signal on each pumping platform complex must be operated whenever the visibility in any horizontal direction from the structure is less than 5 miles. If the platform is under construction, this requirement may be met by the use of a 2-second whistle blast, made every 20 seconds by a vessel moored at the platform.

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