Question 612 Deck General

The correct answer is A) With the Cargo Gear Register on the ship. The Cargo Gear Register is the official record maintained on board the vessel that contains the test certificates for wire rope used as cargo runners and the loose gear certificates. This register documents the inspections, tests, and ratings of the ship's cargo handling equipment, as required by regulations. The Coast Guard would expect to find these records with the Cargo Gear Register during vessel inspections, rather than at a Coast Guard office or other external location. The other options are incorrect because the records are not typically maintained at the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, in the Official Log, or at a central records center - they are kept with the ship's own documentation of its cargo gear.