Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #1355 (Set 42)

You are in a lifeboat in a heavy sea. Your boat is dead in the water and unable to make way. To prevent broaching, you should __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — put out the sea anchor

Deploying a sea anchor keeps the bow or stern of a survival craft oriented into incoming seas, preventing dangerous broaching, swamping, or capsizing when the craft is dead in the water without propulsion.

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