🔍 Key Concepts

• Certificate of Inspection (COI) purpose for small passenger vessels under 46 CFR Subchapter T • Typical items listed on a COI: manning/crew, routes and limitations, equipment requirements • Difference between what must be on board and what must be listed on the certificate

💭 Think About

• For each choice, ask: Is this something the Coast Guard needs to formally approve and put in writing as part of the vessel’s operating limitations? • Think about what an inspector would check and then document: people, places, and protection (manning, routes, and safety equipment). • Consider whether the COI is narrow (only one type of information) or broad (covers several categories of operating requirements).

✅ Before You Answer

• Look at what 46 CFR Subchapter T says must be stated on the Certificate of Inspection (not just carried on the vessel). • Verify whether manning/crew requirements and routes permitted are explicitly spelled out on the COI. • Confirm whether the COI includes firefighting and lifesaving equipment requirements, not just whether the vessel happens to have them aboard.