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Which barge in your tow would require a cargo information card to be carried in the pilothouse?

Question 1 of 27070

Which barge in your tow would require a cargo information card to be carried in the pilothouse?

🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR requirements for cargo information cards on towing vessels and tank barges • Difference between gas-free and not gas-free (still potentially hazardous vapors) on tank barges • Which cargoes or conditions are considered dangerous or hazardous even when the barge appears empty

💭 Think About

• Look at each barge and ask: under what condition would the towing vessel’s pilothouse need specific written cargo information for safety and emergency response? • Consider whether an "empty" barge that is not gas-free is treated the same as a barge with a visible hazardous cargo onboard. • Ask which of these barges presents a hidden or easily overlooked risk that the pilot must still be formally informed about.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which types of barges are covered by 46 CFR Subchapter D (Tank Vessels) and related towing-vessel requirements for cargo information cards. • Check how regulations treat residual vapors in tanks after discharge versus a barge that is truly gas-free. • Confirm whether a general safety sign like "No Visitors, No Smoking, No Open Lights" by itself triggers a pilothouse cargo card requirement, or if the requirement is tied specifically to type and status of cargo.

Question 1 of 27070

Which barge in your tow would require a cargo information card to be carried in the pilothouse?

A gas-free chlorine barge

An empty (not gas-free) barge that last carried benzene

A tank barge with a sign reading "No Visitors, No Smoking, No Open Lights"

An open hopper barge carrying coal

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Which barge in your tow would require a cargo information card to be carried in the pilothouse?

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Question 1 of 27070

Which barge in your tow would require a cargo information card to be carried in the pilothouse?