🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Subchapter T requirements for small passenger vessels • The purpose of a roving patrol/watchman on vessels with overnight passengers • How risk of fire or other danger changes between daytime operations and nighttime/overnight periods

💭 Think About

• Which choice best matches when passengers are most vulnerable because they are likely asleep and unable to react quickly to a fire? • Is the requirement tied to whether the vessel is underway, the time of day, or the presence of overnight/passengers in berthing spaces? • Think about why the Coast Guard would require a specific patrol rather than normal lookout/watch duties—what special condition triggers that need?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether the regulation mentions overnight accommodations or berthing spaces specifically. • Check if the rule applies only when passengers are carried at night, not just any time the vessel is underway. • Confirm that the requirement is about a patrol throughout the vessel, which is different from a standard bridge lookout or navigational watch.