Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 4838 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 • FOGHORN SAFETYMATTERS to “affect the safety of the vessel.” In 46 CFR 115.700 and 176.700 the Coast Guard further defined what repairs and alterations affect the safety of the vessel: • replacement, repair, or refastening of deck or hull planking, plating, and structural members; • repair of plate or frame cracks; • damage repair or replacement, other than replacement in kind, of electrical wiring, fuel lines, tanks, boilers and other pressure vessels, and steering, propulsion and power supply systems; • alterations affecting stability; and • repair or alteration of lifesaving, fire detecting, or fire extinguishing equipment. The above list does not limit the Coast Guard, but it does give a vessel owner or operator an idea of what the Coast Guard wants to know about. In some cases, repairs are the result of a casualty or other incident that the Coast Guard needs to know about anyway. Replacement In Kind I added emphasis to the term “re- placement in kind” above because that is an area where I have gotten a number of questions from members. This term is not defined in the passenger or small passenger vessel regulations, so it is subject to inter- pretation. By way of example, we should all agree that the replacement of a 10 GPM Jabsco electric bilge pump with another 10 GPM Jabsco electric bilge pump is a replacement in kind and as such does not require Coast Guard approval prior to installation. Where there is debate, and the subject of a future Foghorn article, is when a different or more capable pump (or component) is installed. What Is Required to be Submitted for Approval? The vessel owner/operator is required to submit “drawings, sketches, or written specifications de- scribing the details of any proposed al- terations” to the Coast Guard. The one caveat to this is that drawings are not required to be submitted for repairs or