USCG Exam PracticeEngine-room safety and hazardous materials
According to 46 CFR §177.405, what material must be used for the construction or lining of paint and flammable liquid storage lockers on a small passenger vessel?
- A. Fiber reinforced plastic with a fire-retardant resin
- B. Noncombustible insulation covered by a vapor barrier
- ✓ Steel or equivalent material, or wholly lined with steel or equivalent materialCorrect
- D. Schedule 80 pipe material or corrosion-resistant material
Why C is correct
46 CFR §177.405(d) requires that paint and flammable liquid lockers be constructed of steel or equivalent material, or wholly lined with steel or equivalent material. This requirement is mirrored in 46 CFR §28.380(d) for commercial fishing vessels.
Cited:46 CFR §177.405