USCG Exam PracticeVisual distress signals — flares, smoke, hand-held
Under 46 CFR §180.68, which substitution is permissible for a hand orange smoke distress signal required on a coastwise-route T-boat?
- A. An electric distress light (161.013)
- ✓ A hand-held rocket-propelled parachute red flare (160.036)Correct
- C. An orange distress flag (160.072)
- D. A floating red smoke signal
Why B is correct
46 CFR §180.68(c)(2) lists the permissible substitutes for a hand orange smoke signal: a rocket parachute flare (160.036), a hand red flare (160.021 series), or a floating orange smoke signal (160.022 series). An electric distress light and an orange flag are not listed as substitutes under this section.
Cited:46 CFR §180.68