33 CFR 5.47 - Coast Guard ensign.

Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 17, 2024

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Jun 12, 2024

View all text of Subpart E [§ 5.40 - § 5.48]

§ 5.47 - Coast Guard ensign.

(a) Description. The Coast Guard ensign is described in 33 CFR 23.15.

(b) Display. Vessels that have been accepted as facilities and that have a Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or non-commissioned officer onboard shall display the Coast Guard ensign in place of the Auxiliary patrol ensign while on patrol, whether or not the vessel is underway. The Coast Guard ensign must be displayed at the mast head or from the most conspicuous hoist.

authority: 14 U.S.C. 503,3901,3902,3903,3904,3905,3907,3908,3909,3910,3911,3912,3913,4102

source: USCG-1999-6712, 80 FR 3476, Jan. 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 33 CFR 5.47