USCG Exam PracticePFD types and stowage requirements
A recreational vessel is 18 feet in length and has four persons aboard. What is the minimum PFD requirement under 33 CFR Part 175?
- ✓ Four wearable PFDs and one throwable PFDCorrect
- B. Four wearable PFDs only
- C. Three wearable PFDs and one throwable PFD
- D. Four throwable PFDs
Why A is correct
33 CFR §175.15(a) requires at least one wearable PFD for each person on board. Because the vessel is 16 feet or more in length, §175.15(b) additionally requires one throwable PFD. Four persons therefore requires four wearable PFDs plus one throwable PFD.
Cited:33 CFR §175.15