🔍 Key Concepts

• Fuel system safety on small passenger vessels in 46 CFR (fuel leakage and fire prevention) • How updraft carburetors handle fuel that drips or accumulates below the carburetor • Regulatory preference to keep fuel out of bilges and away from ignition sources

💭 Think About

• Which option best prevents fuel from collecting in the bilges where vapors can build up and ignite? • Which option actively controls or safely reuses the fuel instead of just storing or ignoring it? • Is there an answer choice that clearly conflicts with basic fire-prevention practice on inspected vessels?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how fuel drips from carburetors are supposed to be handled under small passenger vessel regulations in 46 CFR Subchapter T • Eliminate any choice that sends raw fuel directly to the bilges • Check for language that suggests a positive, controlled method of handling the fuel rather than no requirement at all