USCG Exam PracticeEmergency duties — MOB, towing, and care of survivors
Under 46 CFR §185.520, a required rescue boat must be launched with its assigned crew and maneuvered in the water as if during an actual man-overboard situation at what minimum interval?
- ✓ Once each month, if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 3-month period before getting underway with passengersCorrect
- B. Once each month without exception
- C. Once every three months without exception
- D. Once each voyage before getting underway with passengers
Why A is correct
46 CFR §185.520(d) establishes a two-tier standard: the rescue boat should be launched once each month if reasonable and practicable, but the hard minimum is at least once within a 3-month period before the vessel gets underway with passengers. Neither monthly nor quarterly alone captures the full requirement.
Cited:46 CFR §185.520