USCG Exam Practice · STCW basic training (where applicable)
Under 46 CFR §11.302, which personal survival technique skill may NOT be satisfied through onboard training and experience and instead requires an approved assessment conducted ashore?
- ADonning a lifejacket
- BOperating survival craft equipment
- CRighting an inverted liferaft while wearing a lifejacket✓ correct
- DStreaming a lifeboat drogue or sea-anchor
Why C is correct
46 CFR §11.302(d)(1)(iii) lists righting an inverted liferaft while wearing a lifejacket as a skill that the Coast Guard will only accept through approved assessments conducted ashore. Donning a lifejacket, operating survival craft equipment, and streaming a lifeboat drogue are all listed under §11.302(c)(1) as skills that may be satisfied through onboard training and experience.
Cited:46 CFR §11.302
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