USCG Exam PracticeAbandon ship procedures and life rafts
Under 46 CFR, an inflatable liferaft required to be equipped with a SOLAS A or SOLAS B equipment pack must be stowed in which manner?
- ✓ Secured to the deck with a hydrostatic release unit so it floats free and automatically inflates if the vessel sinks.Correct
- B. Kept on davits ready for immediate manual deployment by the crew.
- C. Stowed below the waterline in a watertight compartment for protection.
- D. Lashed to the rail so it can be thrown overboard manually at all times.
Why A is correct
46 CFR §28.125(a) requires each inflatable liferaft equipped with a SOLAS A or SOLAS B pack to be stowed so as to float free and automatically inflate in the event the vessel sinks. The hydrostatic release unit enabling this arrangement must be approved under part 160, subpart 160.062 per §28.125(c).
Cited:46 CFR §28.125