🔍 Key Concepts

• Crew’s effects vs. ship’s stores vs. cargo – understand what category “crew curios” fall into for customs purposes • How U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) tracks personal items that stay on board between foreign and domestic voyages • The purpose of a Traveling Crew’s Effects Declaration and when it is used

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: How would customs know which personal items on board were already declared on a previous foreign arrival so they don’t get treated as new undeclared goods next time? • Consider which option creates an official, repeatable record that customs can review on future entries, not just this one voyage. • Think about which document or method is specifically associated with crew’s personal property that remains on the vessel, rather than with ship operations, cargo, or security measures.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice refers to a customs declaration document specifically for crew’s personal effects. • Eliminate options that only involve internal ship records (like logbooks) and not customs documentation. • Confirm which option ensures that these items are clearly documented so they won’t have to be re-declared as new goods on the next foreign arrival.