USCG Exam Practice · Abandon ship procedures and life rafts
Under 46 CFR §199.150, the structural attachment of a launching appliance to the vessel must be designed so that its ultimate strength is at least how many times the load imparted by the appliance and its fully loaded survival craft under the most adverse combination of list and trim?
- A2 times
- B3 times
- C4.5 times✓ correct
- D6 times
Why C is correct
46 CFR §199.150(e) specifies that each launching appliance's structural attachment to the vessel must be designed, based on the ultimate strength of the construction material, to be at least 4.5 times the load imparted on the attachment by the launching appliance and its fully loaded survival craft under the most adverse combination of list and trim.
Cited:46 CFR §199.150
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