USCG Exam Practice · GMDSS and VHF distress procedures
Under 46 CFR §180.68(c), which substitution is permissible for a required hand orange smoke distress signal on a coastwise-route vessel?
- AAn electric distress light (161.013) may be substituted for one orange smoke signal.
- BA rocket parachute flare (160.036) may be substituted for one orange smoke signal.✓ correct
- CAn orange distress flag (160.072) may be substituted for one orange smoke signal.
- DA parachute red flare (160.024) may be substituted for one orange smoke signal.
Why B is correct
46 CFR §180.68(c)(2)(i) expressly permits a rocket parachute flare approved under 160.036 to be substituted for any required hand orange smoke distress signal. An electric distress light, orange flag, and parachute red flare (160.024) are not listed as authorized substitutes for orange smoke signals under this subsection.
Cited:46 CFR §180.68
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