🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR Subchapter T/K requirements for passenger vessels and personal flotation devices (PFDs) • The difference between a wearable PFD for each person and throwable devices carried in addition • USCG approval markings on Type I, II, III, IV flotation devices

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: which of these devices is specifically intended to be worn by each person for the entire voyage, not just thrown in an emergency? • Think about which items are considered primary personal flotation devices versus supplemental or throwable equipment. • Consider what the Coast Guard requires you to show during an inspection when they say: "Show me your PFDs for all persons on board."

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option is a wearable, USCG‑approved personal flotation device (PFD) intended for each person on board. • Eliminate any devices that are primarily throwable rather than worn. • Confirm in 46 CFR that each person must have one of this specific type of approved device, with the correct size for the intended wearer.