USCG Exam PracticeEmergency duties — MOB, towing, and care of survivors
Under 46 CFR §185.520, what is the minimum required frequency for launching a required rescue boat with its assigned crew aboard and maneuvering it in the water?
- ✓ Once each month, if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 3-month period before the vessel gets underway with passengersCorrect
- B. Once each month without exception
- C. Once every three months without exception
- D. Once every six months or before each new season of operation
Why A is correct
46 CFR §185.520(d) requires the rescue boat to be launched with its crew and maneuvered in the water once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at a minimum once within a 3-month period before the vessel gets underway with passengers.
Cited:46 CFR §185.520