OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Required Equipment
How many wearable PFDs must an uninspected passenger vessel carry?
- AOne Coast Guard-approved wearable PFD of the proper size for each person aboard✓ Correct
- BTwo for every three persons
- COne for the operator only
- DHalf the number of persons aboard
Explanation
There must be one approved, properly sized, readily accessible wearable PFD for every person on board. On a passenger-carrying vessel the operator must ensure children have correctly sized devices as well.
Authority: 46 CFR 25.25-5
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