USCG Exam Practice · EPIRBs and distress signaling equipment
An orange flag meeting the standards of 46 CFR 160.072, carried as a visual distress signal, satisfies which requirement?
- ADay and night requirement
- BNight only requirement
- CDay only requirement✓ correct
- DNeither day nor night; it must be combined with a pyrotechnic device
Why C is correct
Per 33 CFR §175.130(a)(2), one orange flag meeting 46 CFR 160.072 standards meets the day only requirement. It does not satisfy the night requirement.
Cited:33 CFR §175.130
Drill more EPIRBs and distress signaling equipment questions
Every CaptainsGround answer cites the rule it tests — verified, not guessed. Try a free 5-question drill, no sign-up.
More practice questions
- According to 46 CFR §25.26-10, which uninspected passenger vessels are NOT required to …
- A commercial fishing vessel is 38 feet in length, has installed galley and berthing fac…
- A vessel subject to 46 CFR §180.64 operates beyond three miles from the coastline of th…
- Under 33 CFR §175.130, a mariner wishes to meet both day and night visual distress sign…
- Under 46 CFR §199.510, when a vessel subject to that subpart is underway, how must the …
- Under 33 CFR Part 175, which PFD types are classified as wearable PFDs?