USCG Exam PracticeEmergency duties — MOB, towing, and care of survivors
Under 46 CFR §185.520, how often must a required rescue boat be launched with its assigned crew and maneuvered in the water as if during an actual man-overboard situation?
- A. Once each week, if reasonable and practicable
- ✓ Once each month, if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 3-month period before getting underway with passengersCorrect
- C. Once each month without exception
- D. Once every 3 months without exception
Why B is correct
46 CFR §185.520(d) states the rescue boat must be launched with its crew once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at minimum once within a 3-month period before the vessel gets underway with passengers.
Cited:46 CFR §185.520