Spent signals or misfires should be ______ overboard.

Spent signals or misfires should be ______ overboard.

• A. KEPT
• B. THROWN
• C. RECYCLED
• D. DISCARDED

Answer: (B)

Spare/expired signaling devices are no longer usable and can pose a danger if kept on deck. Spent signals or misfires may still be hot, contain reactive chemicals, or ignite unexpectedly. The proper action is to throw them overboard into the water, away from people and equipment, so they’re removed from the vessel and can no longer threaten safety on deck. Keeping them or trying to reuse them isn’t safe, and simply discarding them in a trash container on the boat isn’t appropriate because of the risk they could ignite or leak. Releasing them over the side isolates the hazard and follows standard safety practice for disposing of faulty signaling devices.

Spare/expired signaling devices are no longer usable and can pose a danger if kept on deck. Spent signals or misfires may still be hot, contain reactive chemicals, or ignite unexpectedly. The proper action is to throw them overboard into the water, away from people and equipment, so they’re removed from the vessel and can no longer threaten safety on deck. Keeping them or trying to reuse them isn’t safe, and simply discarding them in a trash container on the boat isn’t appropriate because of the risk they could ignite or leak. Releasing them over the side isolates the hazard and follows standard safety practice for disposing of faulty signaling devices.