Question 2867 Deck General

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In which casualty case is it UNNECESSARY to notify the local Coast Guard Marine Safety Office?

A A seaman is injured and in the hospital for four days.

B Your vessel strikes a pier and does $1,500 damage to the pier but none to the vessel.

C A nylon mooring line parts while the vessel is tied up and kills a harbor worker who was on the pier.

D Your vessel is backing from a dock and runs aground, but is pulled off by tugs in 30 minutes.

AI Explanation

The correct answer is B) Your vessel strikes a pier and does $1,500 damage to the pier but none to the vessel. This is the correct answer because under Coast Guard regulations, damage to property (such as a pier) that is less than $25,000 does not require notification to the local Coast Guard Marine Safety Office. The other cases, such as a seaman injury lasting more than 4 days (A), a fatality (C), or a vessel grounding (D), do require notification to the Coast Guard, as they involve more serious maritime casualties. Therefore, option B is the only case where notification to the Coast Guard is unnecessary.

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