USCG Exam PracticeVisual distress signals — flares, smoke, hand-held
A vessel operating on a lakes, bays, and sounds route under 46 CFR Subchapter T is required to carry how many hand red flare distress signals?
- A. Two
- ✓ ThreeCorrect
- C. Six
- D. One
Why B is correct
46 CFR §180.68(b)(1) requires a vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route to carry three hand red flare distress signals approved under 46 CFR 160.021. Six hand flares are required for oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or Great Lakes routes per §180.68(a)(1).
Cited:46 CFR §180.68