Deck Safety Practice Test

PFD types and stowage requirements

• Under 33 CFR Part 175, which PFD types are classified as wearable PFDs?
• A recreational vessel is 20 feet in length and has four persons aboard. What is the minimum PFD requirement…

Fire extinguishers — types, ratings, requirements

• Under 33 CFR §175.310, which of the following conditions indicates that a portable fire extinguisher is NOT…
• Which type of portable fire extinguisher agent is expressly prohibited from being used to satisfy fire exti…

Man overboard (MOB) recovery procedures

• Under 46 CFR §185.512, if a person who has fallen overboard is not immediately located, the crew must notif…
• Under 46 CFR §185.520, how often must a required rescue boat be launched with its assigned crew and maneuve…

EPIRBs and distress signaling equipment

• According to 46 CFR §25.26-10, which uninspected passenger vessels are NOT required to carry an EPIRB?
• An orange flag meeting the standards of 46 CFR 160.072, carried as a visual distress signal, satisfies whic…

Visual distress signals — flares, smoke, hand-held

• A vessel operator uses a red parachute flare during a Fourth of July celebration to entertain passengers. T…
• Under 33 CFR §175.130, which combination of pyrotechnic devices satisfies BOTH the day and night visual dis…

Firefighting procedures aboard small vessels

• According to the emergency firefighting procedures required to be posted aboard small vessels, what is the …
• A fire breaks out in the engine compartment of a small vessel. Which extinguishing agent should NEVER be us…