USCG Exam PracticeSTCW basic training (where applicable)
Under 46 CFR §11.302, which of the following personal survival technique tasks may ONLY be documented by an approved assessment conducted ashore, and cannot be satisfied by onboard training and experience?
- A. Streaming a lifeboat drogue or sea-anchor
- B. Operating survival craft equipment
- ✓ Righting an inverted liferaft while wearing a lifejacketCorrect
- D. Donning a lifejacket
Why C is correct
46 CFR §11.302(d)(1)(iii) lists righting an inverted liferaft while wearing a lifejacket as a task that the Coast Guard will only accept from approved assessments conducted ashore. Streaming a drogue, operating survival craft equipment, and donning a lifejacket are all tasks that may be satisfied by onboard training and experience under §11.302(c)(1).
Cited:46 CFR §11.302