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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?

  1. A. Six hand red flare distress signals and six hand orange smoke distress signals
  2. Three hand red flare distress signals and three hand orange smoke distress signalsCorrect
  3. C. Three parachute flares and three hand orange smoke distress signals
  4. 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).

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