🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Subchapter T requirements for small passenger vessels • What it means for pyrotechnic devices to be Coast Guard approved • Rules about stowage and expiration dates for visual distress signals

💭 Think About

• Look at each option and ask: is this always true for ALL small passenger vessels, or only in some situations? • Think about what the Coast Guard usually requires for any safety equipment: approval, condition, stowage, and service/expiration. Which of these elements are specifically mandated for visual distress signals? • Consider whether the 42‑month time frame sounds like a manufacturing standard, a service life limit, or something else.

✅ Before You Answer

• Check in 46 CFR that approval and stowage requirements for distress signals are clearly specified and how they are worded. • Verify exactly what the regulations say about expiration dating (is it a maximum life, or just a marking requirement, and what’s the time period?). • Confirm whether there is actually an exemption from carrying distress signals for runs of less than 30 minutes, or if that sounds suspicious.