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?
- A. Once each month without exception, regardless of operational conditions
- B. Once every 3 months if reasonable and practicable, but at least once every 6 months before getting underway with passengers
- C. Once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 6-month period before getting underway with passengers
- ✓ Once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 3-month period before getting underway with passengersCorrect
Why D is correct
46 CFR §185.520(d) specifies the rescue boat must be launched once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at a minimum once within a 3-month period before the vessel gets underway with passengers. The 6-month interval does not appear in this section.
Cited:46 CFR §185.520