USCG Exam PracticeVisual distress signals — flares, smoke, hand-held
When a visual distress signal carried aboard a recreational vessel to meet 33 CFR §175.110 requires a launcher to activate it, what must also be carried?
- A. A spare launcher stored separately from the signals
- ✓ A launcher approved under 46 CFR 160.028Correct
- C. Any commercially available launcher regardless of approval status
- D. A launcher approved under 46 CFR 160.036
Why B is correct
33 CFR §175.113(a) requires that when a visual distress signal requires a launcher to activate, a launcher approved under 46 CFR 160.028 must also be carried. The approval number 160.036 refers to the rocket-propelled parachute flare itself, not the launcher.
Cited:33 CFR §175.113