LIFEBOATMAN ACTUAL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔signal flares are only used when - ✔✔can see a ship or plane
✔✔which lifeboat signal equipment is most suitable for night signaling to a ship on
horizon - ✔✔red parachute flare
✔✔lifeboat compass you gotta - ✔✔all of the above
-set at centerline
-apply correction
-keep metal away
✔✔to release davit cable of davit launched raft - ✔✔you gotta pull release lanyard
✔✔lifting inflatable raft back aboard the ship by - ✔✔towing bridle
✔✔operating cord serves as a - ✔✔sea painter
✔✔life line must be connected to the raft - ✔✔all around
✔✔operating cord should be attached - ✔✔to the raft stowage by a weak link
✔✔when there is an oil fire and you have to enter the water - ✔✔enter on windward
side of vessel
✔✔jumping off your legs should be - ✔✔straight ankles crossed
✔✔when abandoning ship, course of action is - ✔✔to stay in the immediate vicinity
✔✔if you swim in an oil fire you must not - ✔✔swim with the wind
, ✔✔water per 24 hours - ✔✔1 pint
✔✔after abandoning ship the lookouts should first - ✔✔look for survivors in the water
✔✔find shore in a life raft the first thing to do - ✔✔drag raft ashore and lash it down for
shelter
✔✔in high latitudes in a raft the worse thing is - ✔✔hypothermia
✔✔polaris is what letter? - ✔✔C
✔✔which statement about drinking water is false - ✔✔fish can give you fresh water
✔✔seawater may be used for drinking - ✔✔under no conditions
✔✔anti-seasickness pills are good for - ✔✔preventing loss of moisture by vomiting
✔✔lifeboats afloat a long time require - ✔✔periodic checks of bilge level
✔✔being lifted by helicopter the people in the raft should - ✔✔deflate the floor to
prevent overturning
✔✔signal to lower the lifeboats - ✔✔on the station bill
✔✔to bring sea anchor back what do you pull - ✔✔trip line
✔✔the steering oar on a lifeboat should be - ✔✔longer and lashed to the stern
✔✔sprinkler system in a lifeboat is to - ✔✔cool the boat in a fire
✔✔the releasing gear is painted what color - ✔✔red
✔✔control lever for the mechanical disengaging in a life boat shall - ✔✔all of the above
-red
-permanent
-area around is painted white
✔✔in tropical waters the procedure should be - ✔✔all of the above
-wet clothes to cool
-rest
-keep entrance curtains open
✔✔middle boat on port side - ✔✔4
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔signal flares are only used when - ✔✔can see a ship or plane
✔✔which lifeboat signal equipment is most suitable for night signaling to a ship on
horizon - ✔✔red parachute flare
✔✔lifeboat compass you gotta - ✔✔all of the above
-set at centerline
-apply correction
-keep metal away
✔✔to release davit cable of davit launched raft - ✔✔you gotta pull release lanyard
✔✔lifting inflatable raft back aboard the ship by - ✔✔towing bridle
✔✔operating cord serves as a - ✔✔sea painter
✔✔life line must be connected to the raft - ✔✔all around
✔✔operating cord should be attached - ✔✔to the raft stowage by a weak link
✔✔when there is an oil fire and you have to enter the water - ✔✔enter on windward
side of vessel
✔✔jumping off your legs should be - ✔✔straight ankles crossed
✔✔when abandoning ship, course of action is - ✔✔to stay in the immediate vicinity
✔✔if you swim in an oil fire you must not - ✔✔swim with the wind
, ✔✔water per 24 hours - ✔✔1 pint
✔✔after abandoning ship the lookouts should first - ✔✔look for survivors in the water
✔✔find shore in a life raft the first thing to do - ✔✔drag raft ashore and lash it down for
shelter
✔✔in high latitudes in a raft the worse thing is - ✔✔hypothermia
✔✔polaris is what letter? - ✔✔C
✔✔which statement about drinking water is false - ✔✔fish can give you fresh water
✔✔seawater may be used for drinking - ✔✔under no conditions
✔✔anti-seasickness pills are good for - ✔✔preventing loss of moisture by vomiting
✔✔lifeboats afloat a long time require - ✔✔periodic checks of bilge level
✔✔being lifted by helicopter the people in the raft should - ✔✔deflate the floor to
prevent overturning
✔✔signal to lower the lifeboats - ✔✔on the station bill
✔✔to bring sea anchor back what do you pull - ✔✔trip line
✔✔the steering oar on a lifeboat should be - ✔✔longer and lashed to the stern
✔✔sprinkler system in a lifeboat is to - ✔✔cool the boat in a fire
✔✔the releasing gear is painted what color - ✔✔red
✔✔control lever for the mechanical disengaging in a life boat shall - ✔✔all of the above
-red
-permanent
-area around is painted white
✔✔in tropical waters the procedure should be - ✔✔all of the above
-wet clothes to cool
-rest
-keep entrance curtains open
✔✔middle boat on port side - ✔✔4
