Great Lakes vessels, using liferafts, must...

Great Lakes vessels, using liferafts, must...

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Great Lakes vessels, using liferafts, must have sufficient liferaft capacity on each side of the vessel to accommodate how many persons onboard?

Question 1 of 27070

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Great Lakes vessels, using liferafts, must have sufficient liferaft capacity on each side of the vessel to accommodate how many persons onboard?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Great Lakes vessel liferaft requirements in 46 CFR Subchapter T, K, or applicable Great Lakes passenger/inspected vessel sections • Difference between capacity based on crew only vs all persons on board (crew + passengers + others) • Requirement that liferaft capacity on each side must cover a certain percentage so the vessel can be evacuated from one side only

💭 Think About

• Think about an emergency where one whole side of the vessel is unusable. How many people still need to be able to board liferafts from the other side? • Is the regulation written to protect only the ship’s crew, or every person who might be on board when the vessel sails? • Compare options that talk about "crew" versus "persons on board" and consider which wording matches how the CFR usually defines survival craft capacity.

✅ Before You Answer

• Check whether the regulation uses the term "crew" or "persons on board" (which includes passengers and any others). • Verify if the rule requires capacity for all persons or more than all persons, to allow for damage to some rafts or overloading. • Confirm that the phrase "on each side" means the stated percentage must be available on one side alone, not split between both sides.