LIFEBOATMAN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔the type of davit on which you must turn a crank in order to swing the lifeboat out
over the ship's side is a - ✔✔sheath-screw davit
✔✔The most common type of davit found on merchant ships: - ✔✔gravity
✔✔Which davit type may be operated by one man? - ✔✔gravity
✔✔What could be a result of insufficient lubrication of lifeboat winches and davits? -
✔✔All the above
✔✔The type davits shown in diagram D008SA are - ✔✔gravity davits
✔✔On open lifeboats, the purpose of the wire stretched between the davit heads is to -
✔✔support the manropes
✔✔Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat installations on Great Lakes vessels?
- ✔✔All lifelines shall be able to reach the water at the vessel's lightest draft with a 20
degree list
✔✔Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat gripes? - ✔✔they may be adjusted by
turnbuckle
✔✔Frapping lines - ✔✔reduce the swinging of the lifeboat at the embarkation level
✔✔Lines passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding are: -
✔✔frapping lines
,✔✔When lowering lifeboats in heavy seas, a good practice is to rig frapping lines -
✔✔with a lead of about 45 degrees to the boat
✔✔As shown, a frapping line is indicated by number ___________. See DIAGRAM
D016SA - ✔✔2
✔✔The purpose of the tricing pendants is to - ✔✔hold a lifeboat next to the embarkation
deck while loading
✔✔When lowering a boat with gravity davits, it will be pulled into the embarkation deck
by the - ✔✔tricing pendants
✔✔In launching a lifeboat, when should the tricing pendants be released? - ✔✔After all
people have been embarked
✔✔What will be released by pulling on line number 5? See DIAGRAM D012SA -
✔✔Tricing pendant
✔✔The mechanism that will release the tricing pendant, as shown, is _______. See
diagram D012SA - ✔✔the McCluney hook
✔✔After the boat is at the top of the davit heads, the davit arms begin moving up the
tracks and are stopped by the - ✔✔limit switch
✔✔Limit switches are used on which davits? - ✔✔gravity davits
✔✔Limit switches - ✔✔cut off power to the winch when the lifeboat nears the final
stowed position
✔✔The limit switches on a MODUs survival-craft winch system - ✔✔stop the winch just
before the craft reaches the final stowage position
✔✔Limit switches on gravity davits should be tested by - ✔✔pushing the switch lever
arm while the winch is running
✔✔The governor brake on a lifeboat winch shall be capable of controlling the speed of
lowering a fully equipped lifeboat from a cargo ship at - ✔✔not more than 120 feet per
minute
✔✔The maximum speed of lowering for a lifeboat on gravity davits is controlled by the -
✔✔governor brake
,✔✔When lifeboat winches with grooved drums are fitted on a vessel the lead sheaves
to the drums shall be located to provide fleet angles of not more than - ✔✔8 degrees
✔✔Winch drums for lifeboat falls shall have a diameter at the base of the groove equal
to at least - ✔✔16 times the diameter of the wire rope
✔✔In launching a covered lifeboat, what would safely lower the lifeboat from the inside
of a lifeboat cabin? - ✔✔Winch remote control wire
✔✔What is the accepted standard for wire rope falls used in connection with the lifeboat
gear? - ✔✔Six by nineteen regular-lay filler wire rope
✔✔The falls on gravity davits are - ✔✔wire
✔✔Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety
factor of - ✔✔6, based on the maximum working load
✔✔According to the regulations for lifeboat falls, which action must be taken at 30-
month intervals? - ✔✔End-for-ended
✔✔According to the SOLAS regulations, lifeboat falls must be renewed at intervals of
how many years? - ✔✔5
✔✔Preventer bars are fitted on lifeboat releasing gear to prevent - ✔✔accidental
unhooking when the falls become slack
✔✔On a lifeboat equipped with Rottmer-type releasing gear, turning the releasing lever
releases - ✔✔both falls at the same time even if the boat has not reached the water
✔✔To disengage a survival craft suspended from the cable above the water, you must
pull the safety pin and - ✔✔pull the hook release handle and use the ratchet bar
✔✔An "on-load" release system on a survival craft means the cable can be released -
✔✔at any time
✔✔The "off-load" release system is designed to be activated - ✔✔when there is no load
on the cable
✔✔You operate the lever shown when the lifeboat is _________. See D013SA -
✔✔waterborne
, ✔✔What size bilge pump is required for a lifeboat which has a capacity of 675 cubic
feet? - ✔✔2
✔✔In an open lifeboat, the lifeboat compass is usually ____________ - ✔✔placed in a
fixed bracket when being used
✔✔When using the lifeboat compass, you must be careful to ________ - ✔✔All the
above
✔✔Lifeboat hatchets should be ___________________ - ✔✔secured at each end of
the boat with a lanyard
✔✔The number of rowing oars that must be carried in a motor-propelled open lifeboat
on a cargo vessel is - ✔✔specified by the manufacturer
✔✔The steering oar in a lifeboat is - ✔✔longer than the others and should be lashed to
the stern
✔✔The steering oar in a lifeboat is usually referred to as the - ✔✔sweep oar
✔✔If a lifeboat is stowed 40 feet above the light water draft and 200 feet from the bow,
how long must the sea painter be? - ✔✔80 feet
✔✔What is the required minimum length of the painter for a lifeboat in ocean service? -
✔✔two times the distance from the boat deck to the light waterline or 50 feet whichever
is greater
✔✔Which item is of the most use in getting a lifeboat away from a moving vessel? -
✔✔Sea Painter
✔✔How should the lifeboat sea painter be rigged? - ✔✔Secured to the inboard side of a
forward thwart and led inboard of the falls
✔✔The painter which is to be attached to the forward thwart of a lifeboat should -
✔✔have a long eye splice at the end, and a hardwood toggle should be attached to the
thwart with a lanyard
✔✔The sea painter is secured in the lifeboat by - ✔✔a turn around a forward thwart with
a toggle pin thru the eye
✔✔the sea painter of a lifeboat should be led - ✔✔forward and outside of all
obstructions
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔the type of davit on which you must turn a crank in order to swing the lifeboat out
over the ship's side is a - ✔✔sheath-screw davit
✔✔The most common type of davit found on merchant ships: - ✔✔gravity
✔✔Which davit type may be operated by one man? - ✔✔gravity
✔✔What could be a result of insufficient lubrication of lifeboat winches and davits? -
✔✔All the above
✔✔The type davits shown in diagram D008SA are - ✔✔gravity davits
✔✔On open lifeboats, the purpose of the wire stretched between the davit heads is to -
✔✔support the manropes
✔✔Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat installations on Great Lakes vessels?
- ✔✔All lifelines shall be able to reach the water at the vessel's lightest draft with a 20
degree list
✔✔Which statement is TRUE concerning lifeboat gripes? - ✔✔they may be adjusted by
turnbuckle
✔✔Frapping lines - ✔✔reduce the swinging of the lifeboat at the embarkation level
✔✔Lines passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding are: -
✔✔frapping lines
,✔✔When lowering lifeboats in heavy seas, a good practice is to rig frapping lines -
✔✔with a lead of about 45 degrees to the boat
✔✔As shown, a frapping line is indicated by number ___________. See DIAGRAM
D016SA - ✔✔2
✔✔The purpose of the tricing pendants is to - ✔✔hold a lifeboat next to the embarkation
deck while loading
✔✔When lowering a boat with gravity davits, it will be pulled into the embarkation deck
by the - ✔✔tricing pendants
✔✔In launching a lifeboat, when should the tricing pendants be released? - ✔✔After all
people have been embarked
✔✔What will be released by pulling on line number 5? See DIAGRAM D012SA -
✔✔Tricing pendant
✔✔The mechanism that will release the tricing pendant, as shown, is _______. See
diagram D012SA - ✔✔the McCluney hook
✔✔After the boat is at the top of the davit heads, the davit arms begin moving up the
tracks and are stopped by the - ✔✔limit switch
✔✔Limit switches are used on which davits? - ✔✔gravity davits
✔✔Limit switches - ✔✔cut off power to the winch when the lifeboat nears the final
stowed position
✔✔The limit switches on a MODUs survival-craft winch system - ✔✔stop the winch just
before the craft reaches the final stowage position
✔✔Limit switches on gravity davits should be tested by - ✔✔pushing the switch lever
arm while the winch is running
✔✔The governor brake on a lifeboat winch shall be capable of controlling the speed of
lowering a fully equipped lifeboat from a cargo ship at - ✔✔not more than 120 feet per
minute
✔✔The maximum speed of lowering for a lifeboat on gravity davits is controlled by the -
✔✔governor brake
,✔✔When lifeboat winches with grooved drums are fitted on a vessel the lead sheaves
to the drums shall be located to provide fleet angles of not more than - ✔✔8 degrees
✔✔Winch drums for lifeboat falls shall have a diameter at the base of the groove equal
to at least - ✔✔16 times the diameter of the wire rope
✔✔In launching a covered lifeboat, what would safely lower the lifeboat from the inside
of a lifeboat cabin? - ✔✔Winch remote control wire
✔✔What is the accepted standard for wire rope falls used in connection with the lifeboat
gear? - ✔✔Six by nineteen regular-lay filler wire rope
✔✔The falls on gravity davits are - ✔✔wire
✔✔Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety
factor of - ✔✔6, based on the maximum working load
✔✔According to the regulations for lifeboat falls, which action must be taken at 30-
month intervals? - ✔✔End-for-ended
✔✔According to the SOLAS regulations, lifeboat falls must be renewed at intervals of
how many years? - ✔✔5
✔✔Preventer bars are fitted on lifeboat releasing gear to prevent - ✔✔accidental
unhooking when the falls become slack
✔✔On a lifeboat equipped with Rottmer-type releasing gear, turning the releasing lever
releases - ✔✔both falls at the same time even if the boat has not reached the water
✔✔To disengage a survival craft suspended from the cable above the water, you must
pull the safety pin and - ✔✔pull the hook release handle and use the ratchet bar
✔✔An "on-load" release system on a survival craft means the cable can be released -
✔✔at any time
✔✔The "off-load" release system is designed to be activated - ✔✔when there is no load
on the cable
✔✔You operate the lever shown when the lifeboat is _________. See D013SA -
✔✔waterborne
, ✔✔What size bilge pump is required for a lifeboat which has a capacity of 675 cubic
feet? - ✔✔2
✔✔In an open lifeboat, the lifeboat compass is usually ____________ - ✔✔placed in a
fixed bracket when being used
✔✔When using the lifeboat compass, you must be careful to ________ - ✔✔All the
above
✔✔Lifeboat hatchets should be ___________________ - ✔✔secured at each end of
the boat with a lanyard
✔✔The number of rowing oars that must be carried in a motor-propelled open lifeboat
on a cargo vessel is - ✔✔specified by the manufacturer
✔✔The steering oar in a lifeboat is - ✔✔longer than the others and should be lashed to
the stern
✔✔The steering oar in a lifeboat is usually referred to as the - ✔✔sweep oar
✔✔If a lifeboat is stowed 40 feet above the light water draft and 200 feet from the bow,
how long must the sea painter be? - ✔✔80 feet
✔✔What is the required minimum length of the painter for a lifeboat in ocean service? -
✔✔two times the distance from the boat deck to the light waterline or 50 feet whichever
is greater
✔✔Which item is of the most use in getting a lifeboat away from a moving vessel? -
✔✔Sea Painter
✔✔How should the lifeboat sea painter be rigged? - ✔✔Secured to the inboard side of a
forward thwart and led inboard of the falls
✔✔The painter which is to be attached to the forward thwart of a lifeboat should -
✔✔have a long eye splice at the end, and a hardwood toggle should be attached to the
thwart with a lanyard
✔✔The sea painter is secured in the lifeboat by - ✔✔a turn around a forward thwart with
a toggle pin thru the eye
✔✔the sea painter of a lifeboat should be led - ✔✔forward and outside of all
obstructions
