46 CFR Subchapter K · >150 passengers
Subchapter K — Small Passenger Vessels
compliance, handled.
Subchapter K is the higher-capacity step up from Subchapter T — small passenger vessels under 100 gross tons carrying more than 150 passengers, or with overnight accommodations. More passengers means more lifesaving equipment, more crew, and a more demanding inspection. Binnacle AI keeps the amplified burden current.
What Subchapter K asks of you
States the route, the maximum passengers, and the required crew — for a higher passenger count than Subchapter T.
Life floats/rafts and life jackets (including child sizes) sized to >150 passengers, with servicing schedules.
Compliance for a vessel that may carry a large, mobile group of passengers.
The licensed master and the larger credentialed crew the COI requires — each credential with an expiry.
Crew drills and passenger safety instructions, logged for a more demanding examiner.
A 46 CFR 16 / 49 CFR Part 40 program for the covered crew.
How Binnacle AI handles it
- COI and survey scheduling per vessel with lead-time alerts.
- Lifesaving-equipment servicing dates tracked for the higher passenger count.
- Crew credential expiry tracking across the larger crew, with an AI document scanner that reads MMCs from a photo.
- Drill logs with the records attached.
- A USCG inspection simulator to prep the crew for the more demanding exam.
- An audit-ready evidence trail for the inspection.
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Built for the small US operator
46 CFR logic, an AI document scanner, expiry alerts, and an inspection simulator — flat fleet pricing, no per-vessel fees.