LIFEBOATMAN LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height, you
should _____. - ✔✔Jump feet first, holding onto your life jacket with one hand while
covering your nose and mouth with the other
✔✔The sea painter of a rescue boat should be led ______. - ✔✔Forward and outboard
of all obstructions
✔✔Inflatable liferafts are provided with a ______. - ✔✔All of the above (knife, towing
connection, lifeline)
✔✔Which word is an international distress signal when transmitted by radiotelephone? -
✔✔Mayday
✔✔As a vessel changes course to starboard, the compass card in a magnetic compass
______. - ✔✔Remains aligned with compass north
✔✔The signal to guide vessels in distress, which indicates, "this is the best place to
land" is the ______. - ✔✔Letter K in Morse code given by light
✔✔You can indicate that your vessel is in distress by ______. - ✔✔Continuously
sounding the fog whistle
✔✔Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heaven seas. You can reduce the
possibility of capsizing by ______. - ✔✔Rigging a sea anchor
✔✔On offshore drilling units each inflatable life raft that is not intended for davit
launching must be stowed so as to float free or be ______. - ✔✔Equipped with a
hydrostatic release
✔✔In launching a lifeboat, when should the tricing pendant be released? - ✔✔After all
people have been embarked
✔✔Which operation should be done when launching an inflatable liferaft by hand? -
✔✔Make sure the operating cord is secured to the vessel before throwing it over the
side
✔✔On open lifeboats, the purpose of the wire stretched between the davit heads is to
______. - ✔✔Support the man ropes
, ✔✔The lubber's line on a magnetic compass indicates ______. - ✔✔The direction of the
vessel's head
✔✔The davit type associated with Lifeboat #6 is ______? - ✔✔Pivoting gravity
✔✔How is the external flotation bladder of an immersion suit inflated? - ✔✔It is inflated
by blowing through an inflation tube
✔✔Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat gripes? - ✔✔They may by adjusted by
a turnbuckle
✔✔As a vessel sinks to a depth of 15 feet, the hydrostatic trip releases the liferaft
container from its cradle by _____. - ✔✔Releasing the tie-down strap
✔✔Which sequence is correct when launching a lifeboat from stowed in gravity davits? -
✔✔Release gripes, lift brake, release tricing pendants,
✔✔The control lever for the mechanical disengaging apparatus in a lifeboat shall
______. - ✔✔All of the above (be painted bright red, be secured to a permanent part of
the lifeboat, have the area surrounding the lever painted white)
✔✔If the coxswain of your lifeboat gives the command "HOLD WATER" you should
______. - ✔✔Dip the blade of your oar into the water vertically and hold it perpendicular
to the keel line
✔✔You have just abandoned ship and boarded a raft. After the raft is completely
inflated your hear a whistling noise coming from a safety valve. You should ______. -
✔✔Not become alarmed unless it continues for a long period of time
✔✔"Thermal protective aids" are required for what percentage of the persons that the
survival craft is equipped to carry? - ✔✔10%
✔✔Limit switches must be inspected at least every ______. - ✔✔3 months
✔✔The backup system on an electric start survival craft is a _______. - ✔✔Hand crank
✔✔In the illustration show, the external lifelines are shown as item number _____. -
✔✔12
✔✔When should the full power test of a class A EPIRB be made? - ✔✔At any time
✔✔Distress signals may be _____. - ✔✔Any of the above (red flares, smoke signals,
sound signals)
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height, you
should _____. - ✔✔Jump feet first, holding onto your life jacket with one hand while
covering your nose and mouth with the other
✔✔The sea painter of a rescue boat should be led ______. - ✔✔Forward and outboard
of all obstructions
✔✔Inflatable liferafts are provided with a ______. - ✔✔All of the above (knife, towing
connection, lifeline)
✔✔Which word is an international distress signal when transmitted by radiotelephone? -
✔✔Mayday
✔✔As a vessel changes course to starboard, the compass card in a magnetic compass
______. - ✔✔Remains aligned with compass north
✔✔The signal to guide vessels in distress, which indicates, "this is the best place to
land" is the ______. - ✔✔Letter K in Morse code given by light
✔✔You can indicate that your vessel is in distress by ______. - ✔✔Continuously
sounding the fog whistle
✔✔Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heaven seas. You can reduce the
possibility of capsizing by ______. - ✔✔Rigging a sea anchor
✔✔On offshore drilling units each inflatable life raft that is not intended for davit
launching must be stowed so as to float free or be ______. - ✔✔Equipped with a
hydrostatic release
✔✔In launching a lifeboat, when should the tricing pendant be released? - ✔✔After all
people have been embarked
✔✔Which operation should be done when launching an inflatable liferaft by hand? -
✔✔Make sure the operating cord is secured to the vessel before throwing it over the
side
✔✔On open lifeboats, the purpose of the wire stretched between the davit heads is to
______. - ✔✔Support the man ropes
, ✔✔The lubber's line on a magnetic compass indicates ______. - ✔✔The direction of the
vessel's head
✔✔The davit type associated with Lifeboat #6 is ______? - ✔✔Pivoting gravity
✔✔How is the external flotation bladder of an immersion suit inflated? - ✔✔It is inflated
by blowing through an inflation tube
✔✔Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat gripes? - ✔✔They may by adjusted by
a turnbuckle
✔✔As a vessel sinks to a depth of 15 feet, the hydrostatic trip releases the liferaft
container from its cradle by _____. - ✔✔Releasing the tie-down strap
✔✔Which sequence is correct when launching a lifeboat from stowed in gravity davits? -
✔✔Release gripes, lift brake, release tricing pendants,
✔✔The control lever for the mechanical disengaging apparatus in a lifeboat shall
______. - ✔✔All of the above (be painted bright red, be secured to a permanent part of
the lifeboat, have the area surrounding the lever painted white)
✔✔If the coxswain of your lifeboat gives the command "HOLD WATER" you should
______. - ✔✔Dip the blade of your oar into the water vertically and hold it perpendicular
to the keel line
✔✔You have just abandoned ship and boarded a raft. After the raft is completely
inflated your hear a whistling noise coming from a safety valve. You should ______. -
✔✔Not become alarmed unless it continues for a long period of time
✔✔"Thermal protective aids" are required for what percentage of the persons that the
survival craft is equipped to carry? - ✔✔10%
✔✔Limit switches must be inspected at least every ______. - ✔✔3 months
✔✔The backup system on an electric start survival craft is a _______. - ✔✔Hand crank
✔✔In the illustration show, the external lifelines are shown as item number _____. -
✔✔12
✔✔When should the full power test of a class A EPIRB be made? - ✔✔At any time
✔✔Distress signals may be _____. - ✔✔Any of the above (red flares, smoke signals,
sound signals)
