USCG Exam Practice · PFD types and stowage requirements
A vessel carrying passengers for hire is 45 feet in length. Under 46 CFR §25.25-5(b)(2), which approval series must the wearable PFDs meet?
- AApproval series 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176✓ correct
- BAny approval series under 46 CFR subchapter Q
- CApproval series 160.050 or 160.150
- DApproval series 160.077 only
Why A is correct
46 CFR §25.25-5(b)(2) requires that each vessel carrying passengers for hire, and each vessel not carrying passengers for hire that is 40 feet or longer, must carry PFDs approved under approval series 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176. Approval series 160.050 and 160.150 apply to lifebuoys, and 160.077 applies to commercial hybrid PFDs.
Cited:46 CFR §25.25-5
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