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A vessel operating on the high seas carries three hand-held orange smoke signals (46 CFR 160.037) and one electric distress light (46 CFR 161.013). Under 33 CFR §175.130, does this combination satisfy both day and night visual distress signal requirements?

  1. A. No, because orange smoke signals are approved for day use only and cannot be combined with an electric distress light.
  2. Yes, because three hand-held orange smoke signals and one electric distress light together meet both day and night requirements.Correct
  3. C. No, because a minimum of three electric distress lights are required for the night requirement.
  4. D. Yes, but only if the electric distress light also meets the standards of 46 CFR 160.021.

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 smoke covers the day requirement and the electric distress light covers the night requirement.

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