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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.50.10–30 Coast Guard number

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(a) The Coast Guard number means that number assigned to boilers and pressure vessels by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, who makes the final tests and inspections.

(b) The Coast Guard number shall be stamped on the nameplates of boilers and pressure vessels.

(c) The Coast Guard number is comprised of the following:

(1) Three capital letters which identify the office of the issuing Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (see table 50.10–30);  followed by,

(2) An OCMI serial number, by which the particular boiler or pressure vessel can be identified;  the first two digits of which will identify the calendar year the number was assigned.

Table 50.10-30—Previous Sector Office Identification Letters in Coast Guard Numbers for Boilers and Pressure Vessels

Identification

Sector Office

ALB

Albany.

ANC

Anchorage.

BAL

Baltimore.

BOS

Boston.

BUF

Buffalo.

CHA

Charleston.

CHI

Chicago.

CIN

Cincinnati.

CLE

Cleveland.

COR

Corpus Christi.

DET

Detroit.

DUL

Duluth.

GAL

Galveston.

GUA

Guam.

HON

Honolulu.

HOU

Houston.

HRV

Hampton Roads, VA.

HUN

Huntington.

JAC

Jacksonville.

JUN

Juneau.

LIS

Long Island.

LOS

Los Angeles.

LOU

Louisville.

MEM

Memphis.

MIA

Miami.

MIL

Milwaukee.

MIN

Minneapolis.

MOB

Mobile.

MOR

Morgan City.

NAS

Nashville.

NEW

New Orleans.

NYC

New York.

PAD

Paducah.

PAT

Port Arthur.

PHI

Philadelphia.

PIT

Pittsburgh.

POM

Portland, ME.

POR

Portland, OR.

PRO

Providence.

ROT

Rotterdam.

SAV

Savannah.

SDC

San Diego.

SEA

Seattle.

SFC

San Francisco.

SIM

Saint Ignace.

SJP

San Juan.

SLM

St. Louis.

STB

Sturgeon Bay.

TAM

Tampa.

TOL

Toledo.

VAL

Valdez.

WNC

Wilmington, NC.

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