🔍 Key Concepts

• Certificate of Inspection (COI) and what information it contains for inspected vessels • How minimum firefighting and lifesaving equipment requirements are documented by the Coast Guard • Difference between a manual or list (general guidance) and an official certificate (legal requirement)

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: On an inspected tank vessel, which single document is the formal, legal proof of what equipment must be carried at all times? • Consider: Do minimum firefighting requirements come from a generic publication, or are they tailored and officially issued for each specific vessel? • Think about: Which of these choices is required to be posted and regularly checked by marine inspectors to verify compliance?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which document is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard specifically for that vessel and states required equipment and manning. • Check which options are general references versus legally binding certificates. • Confirm which document marine inspectors use during an inspection to determine if the vessel has the minimum required firefighting equipment.