USCG Exam PracticeVisual distress signals — flares, smoke, hand-held
Under 46 CFR §180.68, a small passenger vessel operating on a lakes, bays, and sounds route is required to carry which minimum complement of distress signals?
- A. Six hand red flare distress signals and six hand orange smoke distress signals
- ✓ Three hand red flare distress signals and three hand orange smoke distress signalsCorrect
- C. Three parachute flares and three hand orange smoke distress signals
- D. Three hand red flare distress signals and one electric distress light
Why B is correct
46 CFR §180.68(b) requires a vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds or rivers route to carry three hand red flare distress signals (160.021) and three hand orange smoke distress signals (160.037). The six-signal requirement applies to oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, and Great Lakes routes under §180.68(a).
Cited:46 CFR §180.68