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Part D - Sound and Light Signals

Rule 33 – Equipment for sound signals

Rule 33 :  Equipment for sound signals
a. A vessel of 12 m or more in length shall be provided with a whistle and a bell and a vessel of 100 m or more in length shall, in addition, be provided with a gong, the tone and sound of which cannot be confused with that of the bell.

The whistle, bell and gong shall comply with the specifications in Annex III to these Regulations.

The bell of gong or both may be replaced by other equipment having the same respective sound characteristics, provided that manual sounding of the prescribed signals shall always be possible.

b. A vessel of less than 12 m in length shall not be obliged to carry the sound signaling appliances prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule but if she does not, she shall be provided with some other i-means of making an efficient sound signal.

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