Displaying the Registration Number and Validation Decals
![Alaska Boat Decal 2019](https://ke-courses-production.s3.amazonaws.com/asset_files/production/2031/attachments/original/AK-boat-decal-2019-green.jpg?1542390405)
The registration number and validation decals must be displayed as follows.
- Number must be painted, applied as a decal, or otherwise affixed to both sides of the forward half of the vessel.
- Number must read from left to right on both sides of the bow.
- Number must be in at least three-inch-high BLOCK letters.
- Number’s color must contrast with its background.
- Letters must be separated from the numbers by a space or hyphen: AK 3717 ZW or AK-3717-ZW.
- No other numbers may be displayed on either side of the bow.
- Decal must be placed within six inches of the number on both sides of the vessel.
![Alaska PWC Decal](https://ke-courses-production.s3.amazonaws.com/asset_files/production/2032/attachments/original/AK-PWC-decal-green.jpg?1542390425)
Personal watercraft also are required to display the registration number and validation decals.