USCG USCG Safety Deck
Set 4 • Question #92 of 105
Launch Interactive Practice Room If you must abandon a rig in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release?
A
Immediately upon launching
✓ Correct Answer
B
One to three feet before first wave contact
C
Upon first wave contact
D
Only when waterborne
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
Under USCG Deck Safety, SOLAS Chapter III, and 46 CFR regulations, when addressing 'If you must abandon a rig in VERY HEAVY SEAS, in a survival craft, when should you remove the safety pin and pull the hook release', the mandated standard is: 'Immediately upon launching'.
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