🔍 Key Concepts

• Cargo information card requirements for barges carrying hazardous chemicals • Difference between information that must be carried in the towboat/pilothouse vs. what must be posted on each barge • Purpose of the card in an emergency response (fire, spill, collision, or breakaway)

💭 Think About

• Think about who needs to read the cargo information card if the tow breaks up and responders only reach a single barge—what location requirement would best support that? • Consider whether regulations are usually written to protect only the lead barge or every barge in a hazardous tow. • For each choice, ask: Does this help firefighters, rescue boats, or other vessels quickly know what is on that specific barge and what to do in a spill or leak?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether the card must be available in the pilothouse in addition to being on the barges. • Check if regulations ever limit posting requirements to only the lead barge, or if they are written to cover each barge carrying dangerous chemicals. • Confirm that a proper cargo information card includes emergency procedures for spills or leaks, not just identification of the cargo.