Receiving Survivors from Lifeboats or Liferafts

Question 1

In order to retrieve an inflatable life raft and place it on deck, you should heave on the _______________.

Answer 1

Towing bridle

Question 2

When a rescue vessel approaches a survival craft in heavy seas, the person in charge of the survival craft should ________________.

Answer 2

Wait for calmer weather before transferring personnel

Question 3

When operating gravity davits, the _________.

Answer 3

Davits should always be hand cranked the last 12 inches into the final stowage position

Question 4

An inflatable life raft should be lifted back aboard the ship by using _______________.

Answer 4

The towing bridle

Question 5

What is the best procedure for picking up a lifeboat at sea while utilizing the lifeboat’s painter?

Answer 5

Place the lifeboat ahead and to leeward of your vessel with the wind broad on the bow of your ship.