🔍 Key Concepts

• Survival craft requirements for towing vessels on Western Rivers under 46 CFR Subchapter M • Difference between a skiff/workboat and an approved survival craft (like a liferaft or rescue boat) • What "intended for river use" means in terms of equipment and power requirements

💭 Think About

• Look at which options sound like they are making very specific equipment claims (color of smoke, diesel engine). Are those details actually common in survival craft rules for rivers? • Think about the primary purpose of survival craft: is it to greatly exceed crew capacity, to match crew capacity, or to be something else entirely? • Ask whether a towboat’s working skiff is normally built and approved to the same standards as a certified survival craft.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in 46 CFR Subchapter M whether river towing vessels must carry survival craft at all, and if so, what type is required • Check if regulations specify a particular color of smoke signal or a diesel power requirement for river-use survival craft • Confirm whether an ordinary skiff/workboat can legally be counted as an approved survival craft for regulatory purposes