15A NCAC 10F .0105       NUMBERING PATTERN

(a)  General. A certificate of number assigned by the Commission shall consist of the abbreviation "NC" followed by a number consisting of not more than four Arabic numerals and a space or hyphen followed by not more than two capital letters, in accordance with the serials, numerically and alphabetically.

(b)  Prohibited Letters. The Letters "I", "O", and "Q" shall not be used in any certificate of number letter sequence. Letters or letters and numbers forming words or combinations shall not be used.

(c)  Government Agency. The single letter "P" shall be used following the numerals of vessels owned by governmental entities.

(d)  Dealers and Manufacturers. The single letter "X" shall be used following the numerals of vessels numbered for demonstration purposes by dealers and manufacturers.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 75A‑3; 75A‑5; 75A‑7; 75A-19; 33 C.F.R. 174.23;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; July 1, 1998; April 1, 1997; September 1, 1996; August 31, 1980;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2018.