What is the primary purpose of the sea painter on a lifeboat?
Uscg Lifeboatman Survival Craft Equipment
Question · Medium
Which device is used to keep the lifeboat from swinging against the ship's side while being lowered in a seaway?
What is the function of the gripes on a lifeboat?
Question · Easy
Which of the following is the term for the wire ropes that lower the lifeboat from the davits?
What is the most common type of davit used for a modern enclosed lifeboat?
Under SOLAS, what minimum number of persons must each enclosed lifeboat on a cargo ship be capable of accommodating?
Question · Hard
Which item is REQUIRED equipment in every SOLAS lifeboat?
What is the purpose of the manropes (also called life lines) rigged along the falls during lifeboat operations?
What is the bowsing tackle used for during lifeboat operations?
Which color must a SOLAS lifeboat exterior be painted for visibility?
What is the function of the retro-reflective tape fitted on lifeboats, liferafts, and lifejackets?
What is the purpose of the drain plug in a lifeboat?
If water is rising in the bilge of a lifeboat after launch, what action should you take FIRST?
Which type of survival craft uses a hydrostatic release unit (HRU) to deploy automatically if the ship sinks?
What inflates an inflatable liferaft after the painter is pulled or the HRU activates?
What is the typical service interval for a SOLAS inflatable liferaft?
What is the purpose of the boarding ramp or ladder on an inflatable liferaft?
What is the function of the water-collection pockets on the underside of a liferaft canopy?
What are the ballast pockets on the underside of an inflatable liferaft for?
An enclosed totally enclosed lifeboat is designed to right itself from what attitude?
What is a free-fall lifeboat?
How long is a SOLAS lifeboat engine required to be capable of running after a cold start in air at minus 15 degrees C?
What is the minimum speed a SOLAS lifeboat must be capable of making through the water in calm conditions with full load?
How long must a SOLAS lifeboat engine be capable of running at full speed when laden?
What is the function of the limit switch on a gravity davit?
What is the correct sequence of actions for launching a davit-launched enclosed lifeboat?
Uscg Lifeboatman Launching Procedures
Which line is released LAST when leaving the ship's side after launching a lifeboat in a current or while underway?
What controls the descent rate of a gravity davit lifeboat once the brake is released?
From where is a gravity davit lifeboat normally lowered to the water in a real emergency once boarded?
What is an 'on-load release' mechanism on a lifeboat hook?
When recovering a lifeboat to its stowed position, what should be done with the frapping lines?
Before launching a lifeboat, which check is essential regarding the area below the davits?
If the ship has a list and the lifeboat will swing away from the ship's side when swung out, which device pulls it back to the embarkation deck?
Under SOLAS, on a cargo ship, lifeboats must be capable of being launched against an unfavorable list of how many degrees?
Lifeboats must be capable of being lowered, when fully loaded, at what minimum speed?
What is a tricing pendant used for in some davit systems?
What is the recommended action if a lifeboat will not move outboard when the gripes are released and the brake is lifted?
After the lifeboat is in the water and waterborne, which gear should be released next?
Per SOLAS, how often must each lifeboat be launched and maneuvered in the water by its assigned operating crew?
On a vessel with rescue boats, how often must rescue boats be launched with their assigned crew and maneuvered in the water?
Which item is a pyrotechnic visual distress signal carried in a SOLAS lifeboat?
Uscg Lifeboatman Distress Signals
What does a rocket parachute flare do?
What color is a SOLAS hand-held distress flare?
When is a buoyant orange smoke signal most effective?
How should a hand-held red flare be held when ignited?
Which of these is NOT recognized as a distress signal under the Annex IV of COLREGS?
What is the international Morse code distress signal?
What is the radiotelephone distress call word?
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