Yacht — Passenger Safety Practice Questions

A. A safety briefing is only required if a passenger specifically requests one

B. No safety briefing is required if the charter is less than 24 hours in duration

C. A muster/safety briefing covering emergency signals, muster stations, life jacket location and use, and basic emergency procedures, given before or shortly after departure — not assumed to be unnecessary because guests are "experienced" or have sailed before

D. Safety briefings are only mandatory for first-time charter guests, not repeat clients

A. Passengers are excluded entirely from any emergency procedure and are expected to remain in their cabins regardless of the emergency type

B. Passengers are not trained crew and cannot be relied upon to perform emergency duties — the Code's provisions (briefing content, muster procedures, crew-to-passenger ratios for assistance) are built around crew actively managing and guiding passengers through an emergency, not passengers being expected to self-manage

C. Passengers are expected to perform identical emergency duties to trained crew once briefed

D. There is no meaningful distinction between passenger and crew responsibilities under the Code

A. No — the certified passenger limit is a hard safety limit based on survival craft capacity, muster arrangements, and crew ratios calculated for that number; relabelling extra guests does not change the actual number of people aboard who need to be accounted for in an emergency

B. Yes, as long as the additional guests are not paying a separate charter fee

C. The limit only applies while the vessel is underway, not while alongside or at anchor

D. Yes, provided the additional guests sign a waiver accepting the increased risk