Safety, Fire & Survival · LSA — Lifebuoys
At least one lifebuoy on each side of a vessel must be fitted with which item to aid recovery of a person overboard at night?
- AA handheld GPS unit
- BA buoyant lifeline (and self-igniting light); some are fitted with self-activating smoke signals✓ Correct
- CA two-way satellite phone
- DA spare immersion suit
Explanation
SOLAS requires lifebuoys with self-igniting lights, at least one on each side with a buoyant lifeline, and at least two fitted with self-activating smoke signals that can be quick-released from the bridge — marking the MOB position by light at night and smoke by day.
Authority: SOLAS III; LSA Code, lifebuoys
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