USCG Exam Practice · Line handling and mooring
A towing vessel's inspection records for its wire towline have lapsed for four months, and the vessel has been actively operating with the towline deployed. Under 33 CFR §164.74, what action is required?
- AThe master must conduct a visual inspection and resume record-keeping immediately
- BThe owner, master, or operator must retest the towline or remove it from service✓ correct
- CThe towline must be replaced with a new towline of equal or greater breaking strength
- DThe vessel must be drydocked for a full gear survey by a classification society
Why B is correct
33 CFR §164.74(a)(3)(v) states that once inspection records lapse for three months or more — except when the vessel is laid up, out of service, or has not deployed its towline — the owner, master, or operator must retest the towline or remove it from service.
Cited:33 CFR §164.74
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