🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR passenger vessel fire protection requirements for vessels over 300 GT • How gross tonnage (GT) affects the minimum number of fire axes • Whether requirements change at specific tonnage breakpoints (e.g., 300 GT, 500 GT, 1000 GT)

💭 Think About

• Check which subchapter of 46 CFR applies to a 600 GT passenger vessel and find the table or section that lists required fire axes by tonnage • Ask yourself: does a 600 GT vessel fall into the same category as small passenger vessels, or into the larger passenger vessel category with higher equipment requirements? • Compare the answer choices and think: is one of these numbers clearly more consistent with a mid‑size passenger vessel rather than a very small or very large one?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the exact 46 CFR section that specifies the number of fire axes for passenger vessels by GT • Confirm the tonnage range that includes a 600 GT vessel and the corresponding required number of axes in that range • Make sure you are looking at the table for passenger vessels, not cargo or small passenger vessels under a different subchapter