46 CFR Subchapter T
Subchapter T — Small Passenger Vessels
compliance, handled.
Subchapter T covers inspected small passenger vessels of 100 gross tons or less carrying up to 150 passengers — tour boats, dinner cruises, dive boats, charters. The COI governs everything; the day-to-day burden is keeping it, the equipment, and the credentials current on a schedule, in front of paying passengers.
What Subchapter T asks of you
States the route, the maximum passengers, the required crew, and the conditions of operation — kept current.
Sized to the passenger count, including child life jackets, with servicing schedules for rafts and floats.
Equipment appropriate to the vessel and stability compliance for a moving crowd of passengers.
The licensed master and credentialed crew the COI requires — each with an expiry.
Crew drills and passenger safety instructions, logged for the 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 so nothing expires before an exam.
- Crew credential expiry tracking with an AI document scanner that reads MMCs and medicals from a photo.
- Drill logs with the records attached.
- A USCG inspection simulator to walk the crew through the exam before it happens.
- An audit-ready evidence trail, ready for the examiner.
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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.