🔍 Key Concepts

• 46 CFR regulations on reportable repairs and alterations to inspected vessels • What actions affect safety devices like pressure relief/safety valves • When an unscheduled drydocking becomes a matter for the OCMI vs purely cosmetic work

💭 Think About

• For each choice, ask yourself: Does this action change or potentially compromise a system that is critical to safety, or is it purely maintenance? • Think about which actions the Coast Guard wants to know about in order to decide if an inspection or test is needed before the vessel returns to service. • Compare which options involve simply doing the same thing again (in kind) versus changing or disturbing a safety‑critical boundary.

✅ Before You Answer

• For each option, decide: would this require an inspection, test, or re‑certification by the Coast Guard before sailing? • Consider whether breaking a safety valve seal affects the verified setting of an overpressure protection device. • Ask: does an unscheduled drydock for painting alone normally involve work on hull integrity, sea connections, or load‑line marks, or is it only cosmetic?