(3) Deck Fittings: Yellow (13655).
(4) Houses: Deck house will be old ivory (17855) with red (11136) margin facings. As
an option, a band of slate grey (16187) may be applied on the deck house extending 36 inches
above deck or along the line of bottom window frames.
(5) Interior of cowls: Red (11136).
(6) Smoke and exhaust stacks: Black (17038) (heat-resisting paint) with red (11136)
band, trimmed with aluminum, and with castle in aluminum. The width of the red band will be
twice the height of the castle with 6-inch aluminum bands above and below the red. The
communication mark (castle) should be mounted on the outboard side of the stack(s).
(7) Galley Stack: Black (17038) (heat-resisting paint).
(8) Masts, kingposts, ventilators, cowls, boat davits, deck tanks, "A" frames, gallows
frames, spud frames and back legs, derricks and cranes. Old ivory (17855) to match deckhouse
exterior. An optional band of slate grey (16187) can be used as specified in para 7-7c(4) above.
(9) Staffs and booms: Old ivory (17855) except as noted in (8) above.
(10) Life rafts and lifeboats: Old ivory (17855) and red (11136) margin facings.
(11) Parts of plant as specified in (8), (9), and (10) above may be painted black or slate
gray if experience has proved that the old ivory causes reflection of light and attendant glare upon
the vision of the navigator or operator. Some parts may also be painted black or slate gray if on
hurricane deck, or in locations where experience has proved that frequent scrubbing and painting
will not keep these clean or present an appearance similar to the remainder of the plant due to
soot and smoke from stacks and exhausts.
(12) Booms, "A" frames, and other parts of dipper dredges, derrick-boats and similar
plant, likely to be discolored by oil and grease from operating cables or chains: Black (17038).
(13) Forward and after davits for drag pipes on hopper dredges: Black. (Option: Due to
discoloration by oil and grease from operating cables: slate gray or aluminum).
(14) Wheel shafts and flanges for paddlewheel boats. Old ivory with wooden parts black.
(15) Suction pipes and sponsons on pipeline and seagoing hopper dredges: Black.
(16) Name board: See ER 1130-2-500, Chapter 7, Section II, Floating Plant
Identification and Record Information.
(17) Interiors: Colors of interiors, including interior decks, are optional.
(18) Coaming of hoppers on hopper dredges: Old ivory.
(19) The prescribed coloring will be applied in such a manner as to obtain the most
attractive appearance with due regard to serviceability.
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