🔍 Key Concepts

• Small passenger vessel rules in 46 CFR Subchapter T (under 100 gross tons) • Role of the Certificate of Inspection (COI) issued by the U.S. Coast Guard • Difference between personal judgment and regulatory limits on passenger capacity

💭 Think About

• Which document on board is the official Coast Guard authorization for where you can operate, manning, and maximum passengers? • Ask yourself: Are passenger limits something the master decides day‑to‑day, or something set by design, stability tests, and approved by the Coast Guard? • Look at which answer choice refers to a formal, written limit rather than a guess or a fixed generic number.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option mentions a formal document issued by the Coast Guard. • Eliminate any choice that depends on personal judgment instead of regulations. • Be careful with any answer that gives a fixed number (like 40) that doesn’t reference an official certificate or regulation.