USCG Exam PracticeMarine casualty reporting (CG-2692)
A small passenger vessel suffers a casualty while operating in U.S. navigable waters and then departs for a foreign port 15 days after the casualty. Under 33 CFR §164.61, for how long must the master ensure that voyage records required by 46 CFR 4.05-15 are retained?
- A. 30 days after the casualty, regardless of the vessel's subsequent movements
- B. 15 days, because the vessel has already been underway for 15 days since the casualty
- ✓ 30 days after the vessel returns to a United States portCorrect
- D. 60 days after the casualty to account for the foreign voyage
Why C is correct
33 CFR §164.61(b)(2) provides that when a vessel departs U.S. navigable waters within 30 days after a marine casualty, voyage records must be retained for 30 days after the vessel's return to a U.S. port. Because the vessel departed within 15 days of the casualty, the 30-days-after-return rule applies rather than the 30-days-after-casualty rule.
Cited:33 CFR §164.61