USCG Exam Practice · Abandon ship procedures and life rafts
Under 46 CFR §199.150, a launching appliance must be capable of launching its fully equipped survival craft against what maximum conditions of trim and list?
- ATrim of up to 10 degrees either way and list of up to 20 degrees either way✓ correct
- BTrim of up to 20 degrees either way and list of up to 10 degrees either way
- CTrim of up to 5 degrees either way and list of up to 15 degrees either way
- DTrim of up to 10 degrees either way and list of up to 15 degrees either way
Why A is correct
46 CFR §199.150(c) requires each launching appliance to be arranged so that the fully equipped survival craft can be safely launched against unfavorable conditions of trim of up to 10 degrees either way and list of up to 20 degrees either way. Note that §199.130(a)(4) uses the same list figure of 20 degrees for stowage height calculations.
Cited:46 CFR §199.150
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