🔍 Key Concepts

• Required lifesaving equipment documentation for inspected vessels • Difference between inspection certificates and design/structural certificates (like load line, stability) • Where the USCG or flag state actually lists required equipment and quantities for that specific vessel

💭 Think About

• Which document is customized for a specific vessel and lists what it must carry to legally operate, including lifesaving appliances? • Which documents relate mainly to the vessel’s hull, strength, and loading limits rather than the actual count of equipment on board? • Think about what a USCG Marine Inspector would physically check on the pier when verifying the correct number of liferafts.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option is the primary legal operating document for an inspected passenger or cargo vessel. • Eliminate documents that mainly deal with buoyancy, loading, and seaworthiness rather than detailed equipment lists. • Ask: On which of these documents would you expect to see lifesaving equipment and quantities itemized for that particular vessel?