Your load line certificate expires on 27 May 1988. The vessel is surveyed on that date and is found satisfactory. You are sailing foreign the same day. Which statement is TRUE?

Correct Answer: Option D — The existing certificate is extended for a period of up to 150 days.

Under 46 CFR, when a load line survey is completed satisfactorily near expiration, the existing International Load Line Certificate may be extended for up to 150 days to allow the vessel to reach a port where the new certificate can be issued.