See Fig. K-4, Table K-2, page K-2, for size lettering and spacing. An alternative acceptable
method will be as follows:
CORPS OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY
See Fig. K-5, Table K-2, page K-2, for size letters.
The name, number of Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army designation shall be placed three-fourths of
the height between the loaded waterline and the top of the forward gunwale, deck or bulwark and
approximately 18 inches or more back from the stern or forwardmost part of the hull, will be as
indicated below.
(c) Stern Designation. Identification, centered on the above water portion of the vertical
or sloping stern of the hull, will be as indicated below. The preferred method is three lines.
NAME OR NUMBER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
U.S. ARMY
See Fig. K-4, Table K-2, page K-2, for size lettering and spacing.
NAME OR NUMBER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS U.S. ARMY
See Fig. K-5, Table K-2, page K-2, for size lettering and spacing.
(2) Without Pilothouse.
(a) Name or Number Designation. Small plant with no distinct pilothouse shall have the
name or number of the vessel on the bow, port and starboard in letters not less than 4" high.
(b) Stern Designation. See 7-9.e.(1)(c), above.
(3) In those cases where the above identification on the stern is impractical, a name board
facing aft mounted above the deck in the vicinity of the stern will be used, or in the case of a tug,
the designation may be centered on the aft bulkhead of the house.
(4) Vehicles designated by numbers rather than names shall not use the prefix "No" or
"CE" ahead of the number.
(5) Launches and small boats on Class 3 and Class 4 plant will have the name of the plant
on the port and starboard bows applied with the procedure noted in 7-9.e.(1)(b) above, and
across the stern, or on the port and starboard sides, the designation shall be as stated in
7-9.e.(2)(a), above. Where more than one boat exists on the plant, they will be designated after
the name with a Roman numeral dash I and dash II.
f. Barges.
(1) Barges with Long Deckhouses. When the length of the deckhouse is more than one-
half the length of the hull of a double or single raked barge, the numerical designation of the barge
will be indicated on the house sides port and starboard near the ends. The size of the barge
numbers will be indicated in Fig. K-7, Table K-3, page K-3. On the longitudinal center of the
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