🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR requirements for life-saving appliances on inspected vessels • Purpose of a ring life buoy and how it is used in a man overboard situation • Differences between a life buoy used for quick deployment and other types of flotation devices

💭 Think About

• When someone falls overboard, what features on a ring life buoy make it easier to recover the person? • Is a line permanently attached to a ring buoy always helpful, or can it sometimes create hazards during deployment? • Which of the options describes a feature that is specifically required by regulation for vessels not limited to daylight service?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 46 CFR what equipment must be associated with ring life buoys on vessels operating at night (water light requirements). • Consider whether the regulation focuses on location of the buoy or on equipment attached to it. • Think about whether a permanently attached line is universally required, or only in certain situations or vessel types.