🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Subchapter T requirements for small passenger vessels under 100 gross tons • Specific ring life buoy and waterlight carriage requirements based on vessel length • Difference between requirements for daylight only vs not limited to daylight operation

💭 Think About

• How does the required number of ring life buoys change as vessel length increases from under 26 feet, 26–65 feet, and over 65 feet? • What extra equipment (like waterlights) is added when a vessel operates at night or is not limited to daylight operation? • Which choice best matches the minimum required standard for about a 50-foot passenger vessel that may operate at night?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 46 CFR 180.70–180.72 (or current equivalent) the table listing ring life buoy and waterlight requirements by vessel length and service • Check whether a 50-foot passenger vessel falls into the 26 feet to 65 feet category and what is required there • Confirm if every ring life buoy needs a waterlight, or only a minimum number must be fitted with waterlights