USCG Exam Practice · Load line and tonnage basics
Under 33 CFR §164.74, if a towline's inspection record lapses for three months or more, and the vessel has not been laid up or out of service and has deployed its towline, what must the owner, master, or operator do?
- AConduct a visual inspection and resume normal service
- BRetest the towline or remove it from service✓ correct
- CReplace the towline immediately with a new one of equal or greater breaking strength
- DReduce the towline's rated load by 50 percent until the next scheduled inspection
Why B is correct
33 CFR §164.74(a)(3)(v) states that once the inspection record lapses for three months or more, except when a vessel is laid up, out of service, or has not deployed its towline, the owner, master, or operator shall retest the towline or remove it from service. A visual inspection alone is insufficient to satisfy this requirement.
Cited:33 CFR §164.74
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