USCG Exam Practice · Visual distress signals — flares, smoke, hand-held
Under 46 CFR §180.68(c), which of the following may be substituted for a required hand orange smoke distress signal aboard a T-boat?
- AAn orange distress flag (160.072)
- BAn electric distress light (161.013)
- CA hand red flare distress signal (160.021)✓ correct
- DA high-intensity white strobe light
Why C is correct
46 CFR §180.68(c)(2)(ii) expressly permits a hand red flare distress signal (approval series 160.021 or 160.121) to be substituted for any required hand orange smoke distress signal. An orange flag and electric distress light are not listed as authorized substitutes in that paragraph, and a white strobe is not listed at all.
Cited:46 CFR §180.68
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