🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Subchapter T – Small Passenger Vessels electrical systems requirements • Protection of electrical connections from accidental contact, moisture, and mechanical damage • Difference between Coast Guard inspection requirements and installation/construction standards

💭 Think About

• Look at which option describes a design/installation feature of every electrical connection, rather than who inspects it or who installs it • Ask yourself: what is the most basic safety requirement for any live electrical connection on a passenger vessel? • Consider how electrical connections are normally protected on vessels to prevent shock, short circuits, and corrosion

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which choice matches a construction/installation standard that would be applied to all connections, not just during inspections • Check whether the Coast Guard actually requires annual inspection of each individual connection, or just overall system inspection • Confirm which requirement would most directly prevent exposed live conductors and accidental shorts in normal service