Under 46 CFR §185.520, how often must a required rescue boat be launched with its assigned crew and maneuvered in the water as if during an actual man overboard situation?

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B. Once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 3-month period before the vessel gets underway with passengers — 46 CFR §185.520(d) establishes a two-tier standard: monthly if reasonable and practicable, but no less than once within the 3-month period preceding the vessel's operation with passengers. Neither the monthly nor the annual option alone satisfies the regulation.

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A. At least once every 6 months

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C. Once each month without exception

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D. At least once per calendar year

Under 46 CFR §185.520, how often must a required rescue boat be launched with its assigned crew and maneuvered in the water as if during an actual man overboard situation?

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