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Your cargo vessel's Certification of Inspection expires 30 April 2002. One of your inflatable liferafts was last serviced in January 2002. The raft must be re-inspected no later than __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

Your cargo vessel's Certification of Inspection expires 30 April 2002. One of your inflatable liferafts was last serviced in January 2002. The raft must be re-inspected no later than __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Inflatable liferaft servicing interval for inspected cargo vessels under 46 CFR (typically every 12 months, with a limited grace period allowed) • How the expiration date of the Certificate of Inspection (COI) can affect the latest acceptable servicing date for lifesaving equipment • Difference between the calendar month of last servicing and any maximum months allowed before reinspection

💭 Think About

• First, determine the normal maximum time allowed between inflatable liferaft services under the regulations. Is it exactly 12 months, or is there a small grace period? • Next, count forward from the month and year of the last service (January 2002) using that maximum permitted interval. Where does that land you? • Finally, compare your calculated deadline with the COI expiration date (30 April 2002). Does the COI date shorten the allowable window for the raft service, or can the raft’s service date legally extend beyond the COI date?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the exact number of months allowed between liferaft services, including any regulatory grace period (do not assume it’s exactly one year). • Check whether the COI expiration date imposes a stricter deadline than the calculated service interval date; lifesaving gear must be in-date for the entire period of the COI. • Confirm that the date you pick is the latest permissible date before the servicing interval (plus any grace) is exceeded, not just one of several possible earlier dates.