USCG Exam PracticeHypothermia and cold-water survival
A non-wood small passenger vessel certificated for a limited coastwise route operating in cold water is required to carry survival craft of what minimum aggregate capacity?
- A. Life floats accommodating at least 50% of persons permitted on board
- B. Inflatable buoyant apparatus accommodating at least 67% of persons permitted on board
- ✓ Life floats accommodating at least 100% of persons permitted on boardCorrect
- D. Inflatable liferaft accommodating at least 100% of persons permitted on board
Why C is correct
46 CFR §180.205(b) requires each vessel constructed of a material other than wood, certificated for a limited coastwise route in cold water, to carry life floats of aggregate capacity accommodating at least 100% of the total number of persons permitted on board. The 67% IBA option applies only to wood-constructed vessels on that route.
Cited:46 CFR §180.205