🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Subchapter T and related inspection regulations for construction and equipment standards • The role of classification societies vs. regulatory agencies in setting construction standards • Which organizations in the answer choices actually publish anchor and ground tackle standards for vessel design and class

💭 Think About

• Ask which of these organizations issues detailed technical rules for hull construction, stability, anchors, and chains that shipyards and naval architects follow when building a Great Lakes vessel • Consider whether insurance underwriters themselves write technical standards, or if they rely on another body’s rules • Think about which authority would cover Canadian waters and which body’s standards would still apply to a U.S.-flag vessel on the Great Lakes

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which organization in the list is known as a classification society that publishes rules for anchors and chains • Distinguish between regulatory enforcement bodies (like the U.S. Coast Guard or Canadian Coast Guard) and bodies that write voluntary but widely adopted construction standards • Confirm which group’s rules shipyards and designers commonly follow to size and select anchors and ground tackle for Great Lakes service vessels