Question 3092 Deck General

The correct answer is D) Any one of the above. The reason this is the correct answer is that under U.S. Coast Guard regulations, the person in charge of the vessel at the time of the casualty, the master of the vessel, or the owner of the vessel are all required to notify the nearest Coast Guard Marine Safety or Marine Inspection Office as soon as possible if the damage to the vessel exceeds $25,000. This requirement applies regardless of which one of these individuals was responsible for the vessel at the time of the incident. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not encompass all the parties who are obligated to report the casualty.