What Are the Regulations for the PWC Vessel Registration Number
The vessel registration number (CF number) issued by the department must be displayed as follows:
- Painted on or permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the vessel.
- Be in plain vertical block characters of not less than three inches in height.
- Be arranged so that it it reads from left to right.
- Contrast with the color of the background so that it is distinctly visible and legible.
- Have spaces or hyphens that are equal to the width of a letter other than “I” or a number other than “1” between the prefix and the number, and the number and the suffix. See the example below.
Example: CF 1234 AB