Rules of the Road · Distress Signals
Which signal in Annex IV is described as 'a rocket parachute flare or a hand flare showing a red light'?
- AAnnex IV, paragraph 1(b)
- BAnnex IV, paragraph 1(c)✓ Correct
- CAnnex IV, paragraph 1(e)
- DAnnex IV, paragraph 1(l)
Explanation
Annex IV paragraph 1(c) lists 'a rocket parachute flare or a hand flare showing a red light' as a distress signal. Red pyrotechnics — parachute flares, handheld flares, and red meteors — are the classic visible distress signals at sea. Paragraph 1(b) covers rockets or shells throwing red stars fired one at a time at short intervals.
Authority: 72 COLREGS Annex IV, paragraph 1(c)
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