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Chapter 6
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCE BOARD
(CARB) LABEL
Your Regal boat may have a star shaped label affixed
to the bow, port hullside. It is located at the front of the
state registration numbers. This label is part of the Cali-
fornia Air Resource Board (Carb) SD/I rule. If your boat
is operated in the state of California and/or bordering
waters, this label MUST remain intact. The label shows
that the engine installed as original equipment meets a
currently approved California state regulatory emission
level. See the example below which shows the current
California ultra low 3 star label.
MARPOL TREATY
The USCG now enforces the International Convention
for the Prevention of Pollution from ships, referred to
commonly as the MARPOL TREATY (marine pollution).
This international treaty prohibits the overboard dump-
ing of all oil, garbage, ship-generated plastic and chemi-
cals. There is a placard on board your boat that explains
the garbage and plastic dumping laws in detail. Normally
this placard is found near a waste receptacle in the cabin
or cockpit.
FUEL SPILLAGE
The federal water pollution control act prohibits the dis-
charge of oil or oil waste (such as from the sump bilge
pump) into or upon the navigable waters of the United
States or the waters of the contiguous zone. Violators are
subject to substantial civil fines and criminal sanctions.
A placard is normally found inside the engine hatch area or
in the sump warning of overboard discharge of oil or oily
waste.
CARB LABEL
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