Question 324Deck Safety70% to pass
If you sent out a signal on 12 March 1980, the date would be indicated by _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) D120380.
The format for indicating a date in a US Coast Guard Captain's License Examination is DMMDDYY, where D represents the letter "D", MM is the month, DD is the day, and YY is the last two digits of the year. Therefore, D120380 corresponds to 12 March 1980, which is the date provided in the question.
The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not follow the proper date format. A) D031280 would represent March 12, 1980 in the incorrect order, B) D801203 would represent December 3, 1980, and D) D800312 would represent March 12, 1980 but in the incorrect format.
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