🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR requirements for fire mains, hydrants, and hoses on inspected vessels • Typical firefighting equipment that is stored right at the hydrant for rapid hose connection and use • The purpose of a spanner wrench and what companion item is normally required with it

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: what piece of equipment must be immediately available at the hydrant to make the hose usable in an emergency? • Which option is standard fixed equipment at the hydrant itself, not a general damage-control or firefighting tool stored elsewhere? • Which choice logically matches the need to quickly deploy and control a fire hose connected to that hydrant?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 46 CFR Part 95 or 34 (fire protection) what is listed together with a spanner wrench at each fire hydrant • Check which item is normally permanently installed or mounted near the hydrant rather than carried around the vessel • Confirm that the item directly supports stowing, protecting, or rapidly deploying the fire hose at that hydrant