USCG Exam Practice · GMDSS and VHF distress procedures
A vessel certificated for a lakes, bays, and sounds route is required by 46 CFR §180.68 to carry which minimum pyrotechnic outfit?
- ASix hand red flares and six hand orange smoke signals
- BThree hand red flares and three hand orange smoke signals✓ correct
- CThree parachute flares and three hand orange smoke signals
- DThree hand red flares and three floating orange smoke signals
Why B is correct
46 CFR §180.68(b) requires a vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds route to carry three hand red flare distress signals (160.021) and three hand orange smoke distress signals (160.037). The six-signal requirement applies to oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, and Great Lakes routes under §180.68(a).
Cited:46 CFR §180.68
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