Your vessel is on an extended foreign voyage. Several vacancies have occurred in your unlicensed crew through sickness and repatriation. Which statement is correct?

Correct Answer: Option B — Qualified aliens may be employed to fill the vacancies.

U.S. navigation and maritime laws permit vessels on extended foreign voyages to employ qualified foreign alien seamen to replace crew lost through sickness or repatriation when local U.S. labor is unavailable.