USCG Exam Practice · Hypothermia and cold-water survival
A documented commercial fishing vessel operating beyond 50 miles of the coastline is required to carry which minimum survival craft?
- AInflatable buoyant apparatus
- BInflatable liferaft with SOLAS B pack
- CInflatable liferaft with SOLAS A pack✓ correct
- DLife float
Why C is correct
Per 46 CFR §28.120, Table 28.120(a), documented vessels operating beyond 50 miles of the coastline must carry an inflatable liferaft with a SOLAS A pack. The SOLAS A pack is the highest equipment standard required in that table.
Cited:46 CFR §28.120
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