🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR fire protection requirements for hydrants and hose on inspected vessels • Minimum equipment that must be at each fire hydrant: hose, nozzle, and stowage/handling gear • How Coast Guard exam questions often use "all of the above" only when every listed item is independently required by regulation

💭 Think About

• Look up the specific 46 CFR section that deals with fire hydrants and hoses on your type of vessel. What exact wording does it use for what "each fire hydrant must have"? • Ask yourself: if a hydrant had only hose and nozzle but no way to store or hang the hose, would it meet the intent of the regulation for rapid, ready use in an emergency? • Consider whether each item listed (hose/nozzle, spanner wrench, hose rack) is always required at every single hydrant, or if some are only required in certain locations or quantities.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 46 CFR whether a length of hose with an approved nozzle is explicitly required at each fire hydrant • Check if a spanner wrench is mandated at every hydrant, or just that a certain number must be "readily available" in the fire station or in the vicinity • Confirm whether a hose rack or other device for stowing hose is tied to each hydrant in the regulation text, or described more generally for hose stowage on the vessel