🔍 Key Concepts

• Small passenger vessel life float equipment requirements in 46 CFR (Subchapter T) • The basic purpose and capabilities of a life float versus a full lifeboat or liferaft • Which items are needed to maintain position, be seen, and stay attached to the vessel

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: What is the primary function of a painter on any survival craft or float, and why would regulations want it there? • Think about which of these items would actually be practical and usable on an open life float with people crowded onto it. • Consider which items are focused on locating and identifying survivors at night and which are for navigation and maneuvering far from the vessel.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 46 CFR small passenger vessel rules which items are explicitly listed as required equipment for life floats. • Check which of these items is clearly associated with signaling/identification rather than navigation. • Make sure you are not confusing the equipment lists for lifeboats/liferafts with those for life floats.