An 85 foot uninspected towing vessel with a...

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• 46 CFR Subchapter C requirements for uninspected vessels • Minimum number of PFDs (personal flotation devices) required: one per person, plus any additional devices required by regulation • Differences between life jackets / life preservers / ring life buoys / work vests and when each is required

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• How many wearable PFDs must be on board if there are 10 persons? Does the regulation require any additional type of PFD beyond the one-per-person rule? • Which of the options lists equipment that is all required, versus options that add extra equipment not specifically required for this type and size of vessel? • Is a work vest considered a substitute for a required life jacket for regulatory counting purposes, or only an extra device for certain working conditions?

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• Verify in 46 CFR 25.25 the rule that applies to uninspected vessels and towing vessels of this size • Confirm that there must be at least one approved wearable PFD for each person on board • Check whether a ring life buoy is specifically required for this size/type of uninspected towing vessel, and if so, how many

An 85 foot uninspected towing vessel with a crew of ten (10) persons on board must carry which of the following?

at least ten approved life jackets and one approved ring life buoy

at least eleven approved life preservers

at least ten approved ring life buoys and ten approved life preservers

at least ten approved work vests

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