OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Subchapter T — Fire Detection
Overnight-accommodation small passenger vessels are required to have:
- ANo detection equipment
- BOnly a handheld extinguisher
- CApproved fire-detection/smoke alarms in accommodation spaces✓ Correct
- DA single bucket of sand
Explanation
Vessels carrying passengers overnight require approved fire detection (e.g., smoke detectors) in passenger/crew accommodation spaces and additional firefighting/escape provisions, because a fire while occupants sleep is especially dangerous.
Authority: 46 CFR Subchapter T
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