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You are underway with a tow consisting of six barges containing hazardous chemicals. Which statement is FALSE concerning a cargo information card?

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You are underway with a tow consisting of six barges containing hazardous chemicals. Which statement is FALSE concerning a cargo information card?

🔍 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.

Question 1 of 27070

You are underway with a tow consisting of six barges containing hazardous chemicals. Which statement is FALSE concerning a cargo information card?

It must be carried in the pilothouse, readily available for each chemical carried.

It must be posted on the lead barge of the tow only.

It contains information on procedure for spills or leaks.

It must be posted on each barge on the tow.

Question 1 / 2707066636ee728f7522a1c518dfc

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c518dfc

You are underway with a tow consisting of six barges containing hazardous chemicals. Which statement is FALSE concerning a cargo information card?

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Question 1 of 27070

You are underway with a tow consisting of six barges containing hazardous chemicals. Which statement is FALSE concerning a cargo information card?