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¿Cuándo se deberán reemplazar las bengalas de mano, los cohetes con luz roja y paracaídas y las señales fumígenas flotantes?When must hand flares, red parachute rockets and floating smoke signals be replaced?
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Correct answer: b) On the expiry date marked on each of these items.
Why it is correct
Pyrotechnic distress signals (hand flares, red parachute rockets and floating smoke signals) carry a manufacturer’s expiry date printed on each unit (typically 4 years from manufacture) and must be replaced by the expiry date marked on each item.
Why the others are not
- a) Pyrotechnic expiry is specific to each signal and does not follow the seaworthiness certificate date.
- c) It does not depend on the schedule of afloat hull inspections.
- d) Pyrotechnic compounds degrade with age and dampness and therefore expire.
How to work it out in the exam
- Pyrotechnic signals: replace on the expiry date printed on each individual item.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2024 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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