USCG Exam PracticeFirefighting, damage control, and emergency response
The recommended emergency instructions under 46 CFR §185.512 state that passengers must don life jackets under which of the following circumstances?
- A. Whenever the vessel is underway in open water beyond three miles offshore
- ✓ When the going becomes very rough, the vessel is about to cross a hazardous bar, or when instructed by the masterCorrect
- C. Only when the master has declared an abandon-ship emergency
- D. Whenever visibility drops below one mile or sea state exceeds three feet
Why B is correct
46 CFR §185.512(a)(1)(vi) specifies that passengers must don life jackets if the going becomes very rough, the vessel is about to cross a hazardous bar, or when otherwise instructed by the master. The other options describe conditions not enumerated in the regulation.
Cited:46 CFR §185.512