Safety, Fire & Survival · Survival — Signaling Equipment
A survivor sights a vessel on the horizon by day. Which signaling aid from the liferaft pack is most appropriate to attract its attention?
- AShouting and waving only
- BA signaling mirror (heliograph) and, if close enough, a hand or rocket flare, plus the radar reflector/SART already deployed✓ Correct
- CPouring out the fresh-water supply to create steam
- DSwitching off the lifejacket light
Explanation
By day a signaling mirror can flash sunlight for many miles to attract a distant vessel or aircraft; pyrotechnics (hand and rocket flares) are used when a target is in range, and the SART/radar reflector helps electronic detection. Flares are limited in number, so the mirror is valuable for distant contacts.
Authority: SOLAS III; LSA Code, survival-craft equipment; survival at sea
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