🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Subchapter T requirements for life-saving equipment markings on small passenger vessels • Difference between markings required on life jackets and life buoys versus other equipment (like lifeboats or rafts) • How the CFR often specifies minimum letter height for visibility and identification

💭 Think About

• Look up the specific section in 46 CFR Subchapter T that deals with lifejackets and ring life buoys and note exactly how the lettering requirement is written. • Compare the typical letter-height requirements the Coast Guard uses for small craft markings versus larger hull or port-of-registry markings. • Ask yourself: for an item that may need to be identified quickly in the water, would the regulation tend toward a smaller or larger minimum letter size?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 46 CFR that life jackets and life buoys are treated together for this marking requirement. • Confirm that the regulation states a specific minimum height in inches, not just "legible" or "conspicuous". • Double‑check that you are not confusing this with the separate marking rules for vessel name on the hull or on lifeboats/liferafts, which can have different letter heights.