🔍 Key Concepts

• Fire protection requirements for uninspected towing vessels in 46 CFR Subchapter C (look especially in Part 27 and Part 25) • How requirements change for vessels under 300 GRT whose construction contract date is after August 27, 2003 • The difference between fixed fire extinguishing systems and B‑V semi‑portable fire extinguishers and when each is acceptable

💭 Think About

• First, determine which CFR part applies to a 296 GRT uninspected towing vessel built (contracted) after August 27, 2003. What extra fire protection does that trigger beyond hand portables? • Ask yourself: does the regulation require both a semi‑portable and a fixed system, or does it allow one type as an alternative to the other? • Compare each choice to the exact wording in the CFR: does it say you must have a water mist system specifically, or does it speak more generally about fixed fire extinguishing systems and B‑V semi‑portable units?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm in 46 CFR 27 and 46 CFR 25.30 what is required for towing vessels <300 GRT with contracts after 27 August 2003 • Check whether the rule uses the words “both” or “either…or” when mentioning a B‑V semi‑portable and a fixed system • Verify if a water mist system is explicitly required for this size and type of uninspected towing vessel, or just mentioned as one possible type of fixed system in other contexts