USCG Exam Practice · Line handling and mooring
Under 33 CFR §164.74, if inspection records for a deployed towline lapse for three months or more, what action must the owner, master, or operator take?
- AReduce the towline's rated working load by 50 percent
- BConduct a visual inspection and resume normal service
- CRetest the towline or remove it from service✓ correct
- DNotify the cognizant OCMI before the next towing operation
Why C 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 shall retest the towline or remove it from service.
Cited:33 CFR §164.74
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