You are in charge of a 225-gross ton tug preparing to depart from Houston, Texas, with a loaded 2500-gross ton tank barge bound for New York. Prior to departure, regulations require you to take which action?
• 46 CFR Load Line requirements for vessels on a coastwise voyage • Which unit in a tug–barge combination is a load line vessel based on gross tonnage • What the Master is required to enter in the log or records prior to departure for a load line vessel
• Identify which part of the unit (the tug or the barge) is actually required to have and observe load lines on this Houston–New York coastwise voyage • Think about which items the CFR explicitly says must be recorded before sailing, versus things that are simply good seamanship or inspected on a different schedule • Ask yourself: is an Official Logbook always required, or only for certain voyages and vessels, and what does that logbook entry have to document before departure?
• Verify which gross tonnage and voyage type trigger load line and log/record requirements in 46 CFR Subchapter E (Load Lines) • Check whether the regulation speaks about recording towing gear condition or firefighting equipment status before each departure, or if those are handled under different inspection/maintenance intervals • Confirm that the key pre-departure entry involves the vessel’s load line marks / draft readings rather than general equipment inventories
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