Your cargo vessel's Certification of...

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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 reinspected no later than which date?

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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 reinspected no later than which date?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Inflatable liferaft servicing interval under 46 CFR for inspected cargo vessels • How extensions to normal servicing intervals can be granted to line up with a vessel’s Certificate of Inspection (COI) or drydock date • Difference between the date the COI expires and the date the liferaft was last serviced

💭 Think About

• First decide what the normal maximum interval is between liferaft services for an inspected cargo vessel, without any extensions. • Then consider whether that interval can be legally extended (and if so, by how many months) to coordinate with the ship’s inspection schedule. • Compare the possible latest-allowed date (normal interval plus any permitted extension) counted from January 2002, and see which choice best matches that ‘no later than’ limit.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the standard servicing period for inflatable liferafts (in months) on inspected cargo vessels in 46 CFR Subchapter W (Lifesaving Appliances). • Check whether the Coast Guard allows up to a specific maximum extension (in months) beyond the normal period to match the COI or drydock date. • Make sure you are counting the months from the actual last service date (January 2002), not from the COI expiration date, and that you don’t exceed the combined maximum (standard interval + any allowed extension).