Safety & Environmental Protection (Deck) USCG Question #470 (Set 14)

You are proceeding to a distress site where the survivors are in liferafts. Which action will assist in making your vessel more visible to the survivors?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — Making smoke in daylight

SOLAS and USCG search and rescue procedures highlight that generating orange smoke in daylight provides maximum visual contrast against the sea surface, greatly enhancing detectability for survivors in low-profile liferafts.

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