USCG Exam PracticeMan overboard (MOB) recovery procedures
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?
- A. At least once each week
- ✓ Once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 3-month period before getting underway with passengersCorrect
- C. At least once every 6 months
- D. Once each month without exception
Why B is correct
46 CFR §185.520(d) establishes a two-tier requirement: the rescue boat must be launched once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at a minimum must be launched at least once within the 3-month period before the vessel gets underway with passengers. Neither a weekly standard nor a 6-month interval appears in the regulation.
Cited:46 CFR §185.520