USCG Exam Practice · EPIRBs and distress signaling equipment
Under 33 CFR §175.130, a mariner wishes to meet both day and night visual distress signal requirements using a combination of devices. Which combination is explicitly identified as satisfying both requirements?
- AThree floating orange smoke signals (160.022) and one electric distress light (161.013)
- BThree hand-held orange smoke signals (160.037) and one electric distress light (161.013)✓ correct
- COne orange flag (160.072) and three hand-held red flares (160.021)
- DThree floating orange smoke signals (160.057) and one parachute red flare (160.024)
Why B is correct
33 CFR §175.130(b) explicitly states that three hand-held orange smoke signals (160.037) combined with one electric distress light (161.013) meet both day and night requirements. The orange flag meets day only, and floating orange smoke signals meet day only, so those combinations would not satisfy the night requirement.
Cited:33 CFR §175.130
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