solas quiz 3 Questions and Correct Answers
prevent 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 on a survival craft is designed to be activated
✓ ~: when there is no load on the cable
You operate the lever shown when the lifeboat is _______________. see Diagram 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 ___
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✓ ~: placed in a fixed bracket when being used
When using the lifeboat compass, you must be careful to
✓ ~: all of the above
lifeboat hatchets should be
✓ ~: secured at each end of the boat with a lanyard
A sweep oar is an oar that is
✓ ~: longer than the others used for steering
the length of the steering oar in a lifeboat is
✓ ~: longer than the rowing oars
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