USCG Exam PracticeEPIRBs and distress signaling equipment
According to 33 CFR §175.130, which combination of signals meets BOTH day and night visual distress signal requirements?
- A. Three floating orange smoke signals (46 CFR 160.022) and one electric distress light (46 CFR 161.013)
- ✓ Three hand-held orange smoke signals (46 CFR 160.037) and one electric distress light (46 CFR 161.013)Correct
- C. One orange flag (46 CFR 160.072) and three floating orange smoke signals (46 CFR 160.022)
- D. Three hand-held orange smoke signals (46 CFR 160.037) and one orange flag (46 CFR 160.072)
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. Floating orange smoke (160.022 or 160.057) meets day only, and an orange flag meets day only; neither substitutes for the night requirement that the electric distress light satisfies.
Cited:33 CFR §175.130