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33 CFR §401.17

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Every vessel of 1600 gross registered tons or integrated tug and barge or articulated tug and barge unit of combined 1600 gross registered tons or more equipped with a variable pitch propeller shall be equipped with—
  1. (a)A pitch indicator in the wheelhouse and the engine room; and
  2. (b)Visible and audible pitch alarms, with a time delay of not greater than 8 seconds, in the wheelhouse and engine room to indicate wrong way pitch.