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USCG Exam Practice · Visual distress signals — flares, smoke, hand-held

A T-boat operating on a lakes, bays, and sounds route must carry, at minimum, how many hand red flare distress signals and how many hand orange smoke distress signals under 46 CFR §180.68?

  1. ASix hand red flares and six hand orange smoke signals
  2. BThree hand red flares and three hand orange smoke signals✓ correct
  3. CThree hand red flares and six hand orange smoke signals
  4. DSix hand red flares and three hand orange smoke signals

Why B is correct

46 CFR §180.68(b) requires three hand red flare distress signals (160.021) and three hand orange smoke distress signals (160.037) for vessels on a lakes, bays, and sounds or rivers route. The six-each requirement applies to oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, and Great Lakes routes under §180.68(a).

Cited:46 CFR §180.68

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