USCG Exam PracticeAbandon ship procedures and life rafts
Under 46 CFR §199.130, a liferaft stowed aboard a vessel subject to subchapter W that has no maximum stowage height indicated on its container must not be stowed more than what height above the waterline in the vessel's lightest seagoing condition?
- A. 9 meters (approximately 30 feet)
- B. 15 meters (approximately 49 feet)
- ✓ 18 meters (approximately 59 feet)Correct
- D. 20 meters (approximately 66 feet)
Why C is correct
46 CFR §199.130(c)(2) states that each liferaft without an indicated maximum stowage height must be stowed not more than 18 meters (59 feet) above the waterline with the vessel in its lightest seagoing condition.
Cited:46 CFR §199.130