🔍 Key Concepts

• 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

💭 Think About

• 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?

✅ Before You Answer

• 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