Safety, Fire & Survival · PFDs & Immersion Suits
Pyrotechnic distress flares carried in survival craft should be:
- AFired only in daylight
- BPointed at the nearest vessel
- CUsed sparingly and only when there is a realistic chance they will be seen✓ Correct
- DDischarged all at once on abandoning ship
Explanation
Flares are a limited resource; fire them when a ship or aircraft is likely in sight so they are not wasted. Hold them downwind, point them away from people and the raft, and follow the day/night types correctly (smoke for day, red star/parachute for night).
Authority: SOLAS III; STCW A-VI/1 (survival craft equipment)
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