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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?

  1. A. Once each month without exception, regardless of operational conditions
  2. B. Once every 3 months if reasonable and practicable, but at least once every 6 months before getting underway with passengers
  3. C. Once each month if reasonable and practicable, but at least once within a 6-month period before getting underway with passengers
  4. 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.

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