USCG Exam PracticeLifeboatman — survival craft and davits
Under 46 CFR §199.130, each liferaft must be stowed at a height above the waterline not greater than the maximum stowage height indicated on the liferaft container. If no maximum stowage height is indicated on the container, what is the maximum permitted stowage height above the waterline in the vessel's lightest seagoing condition?
- A. 9 meters (30 feet)
- B. 12 meters (39 feet)
- C. 15 meters (49 feet)
- ✓ 18 meters (59 feet)Correct
Why D is correct
46 CFR §199.130(c)(2) states that a 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