LSA - Survival Craft & Rescue Boats

Question 1

What standards is the painter attached to the life raft required to meet?

Answer 1

Painter must be 10 metres in length from stowage position to the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition, or 15 metres whichever is greater.

Question 2

What standards is the painter attached to lifeboat/rescue boat required to meet?

Answer 2

Painter must be at least twice the distance from the stowage position of the lifeboat to the waterline with vessel in lightest seagoing condition, or 15 metres whichever is greater.

Question 3

What should be the minimum speed of the rescue boat?

Answer 3

6 knots

Question 4

How many thermal protective aids must a survival craft carry?

Answer 4

Minimum 2 or 10% of the survival craft or life raft

Question 5

A vessel with a freefall lifeboat must carry how many life rafts?

Answer 5

100% capacity on each side, one served by davit.

Question 6

Where can information regarding fall preventer devices be found?

Answer 6

MGN540

Question 7

What differences/exceptions in equipment is a rescue boat able to carry?

Answer 7

Paddles may be used, instead of oars. One boat hook, bucket, hatchet, fire extinguisher instead of two. One painter instead of two. Additionally one buoyant line of not less than 50m. If rigid inflatable rescue boat, manual operated pump or bellow and puncture repair kit. In case of inflated rescue boat a buoyant knife and two sponges.

Question 8

How long should you test the lifeboat engines ahead/astern every week?

Answer 8

3 minutes

Question 9

Are the crew required to be in the lifeboat during drills?

Answer 9

No (SOLAS Regulation III/19.3.3.3)

Question 10

Which ships require a forward life raft?

Answer 10

A ship whose extreme end of the stem or stern to the nearest end of survival craft is greater than 100m.

Question 11

A lifeboat should be capable of being launched when making headway at what speed?

Answer 11

5 knots

Question 12

At what interval must lifeboats be tested by launching?

Answer 12

Every 3 months

Question 13

In what chapter of what publication will you find information regarding lifeboat testing?

Answer 13

SOLAS Chapter 3

Question 14

How often must inventory checks be carried out for the lifeboats?

Answer 14

Monthly

Question 15

At what interval must load tests be conducted on the lifeboats?

Answer 15

5 yearly with a weight being 1.1 times the total of the boat and persons fully loaded.

Question 16

Describe how you would take a ship’s boat away from the vessels side when the parent vessel is underway and making way through the water at four (4) knots.

Answer 16

Ensure that the boats painter is secured well forward on the parent vessel. Lower the boat to the surface with the crew wearing suitable clothing and lifejackets. Have the boats engine operational, but in neutral gear and have bowman and crew standing by to slip and clear the falls. Once at the surface and the falls are clear, the coxswain should use the tiller (wheel/rudder angle) to sheer the boat away from

Question 17

What is the construction of the wire falls lowering the ship’s lifeboats?

Answer 17

Lifeboat falls are constructed in Extra Flexible Steel Wire Rope (EFSWR) of 6 36 w.p.s. Alternatives, include stainless steel manufactured falls, or a ‘wirex’ lay which has a multi-plat construction which has anti-rotational properties.

Question 18

What is the purpose of ‘tricing pendants’ fitted to lifeboats?

Answer 18

To bring the lifeboat alongside the ship during launching, when the parent vessel has an adverse list.

Question 19

In what conditions must lifeboats/rescue boats/FRB’s/LIferafts be capable of being launched?

Answer 19

In adverse conditions with a trim of upto 10 degrees and a list of upto 20 degrees either way.

Question 20

At what speeds must an FRB be capable of being deployed/retrieved?

Answer 20

Deployed with a full complement of crew and equipment at a speed no less than 1/ms and retrieved in the same condition at no less than 0.8m/s

Question 21

What are the general requirements for FRB’s?

Answer 21

• Capable of being launched in adverse condions.
• Hull length not less than 6m and not more than 8.5m.
• Self righting or ability to be righted by 2 crew members.
• Self bailing or capability of being rapidly bailed.
• Minimum speed of 20 knots for 4 hours with 3 crew members, 8 knots with full crew and equipment.
• Hands free, watertight VHF installed.
• Emergency release switch installed.
• Fittee with a single point suspension arrangement.
• Rigid FRB to withstand 4 times it mass fully loaded when lifted.

Question 22

What are the general requirements for Rescue Boats?

Answer 22

• No less than 3.5m and no more than 8.5m.
• Capable of carrying 5 seated persons + 1 injured party on stretcher + helmsman.
• Minimum speed of at least 6 knots for at least 4 hours full loaded.
• Capable to retrieve persons from the water, marshal liferafts and tow the ships largest liferaft.
• Weathertight stowage for protection of equipment
• Provided with effective means of bailing or be self bailing.

Question 23

How must the launching appliances for lifeboats, liferafts, rescue boats etc be powered?

Answer 23

From either stored mechanical supply or gravitational force completely independent of ships power.