Life floats and buoyant apparatus used aboard small§passenger vessels shall be marked in clearly legible §letters and numbers _____________.

A
with the parent vessels name in 3" high letters and the number of persons allowed with 1 1/2" high numbers
B
by a Coast Guard inspector after inspecting the equipment
C
by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), another recognized, authorized classification society or the vessels underwriters
D
by all of the above
E