STCW Personal Survival Techniques
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Life Raft/ Coastal - ✔✔Designed for quick recovery
-No cover: one level; little survival equipment.
Life Rafts/ Offshore
46 CFR Sub. 160.151 - ✔✔Designed for longer term survival
-Double buoyancy tubes -Auto inflating canopy
-Stabilizing water pockets -Equipment required on offshore commercial
vessels. -For international voyages, must hold between 6-25 people.
Operating cord - ✔✔Used to inflate the life raft and as a painter line.
Water pockets - ✔✔Bags attached to bottom of life raft to stabilize, prevent
capsizing and reduce drift.
Jack knife - ✔✔Razor sharp knife with no point, located at the entrance of
the life raft.
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, How do you use an inflatable floor? - ✔✔Inflate when cold, deflate when
warm
How are recognition lights activated? - ✔✔They are normally water
activated and stay on for at least 24 hours.
What is the purpose of the equipment bag? - ✔✔To store all the life raft
equipment.
What is a righting strap for? - ✔✔Righting the raft if it's upside down or
capsized.
What is a rainwater catchment tube for? - ✔✔Catching rainwater on the life
raft.
What do you do when it starts raining on the life raft? - ✔✔Allow the first
few minutes of rain to wash away the salt before storing.
Purpose of the canopy? - ✔✔Used to protect passenger from weather.
What is the greatest hazard to someone on a life raft? - ✔✔The loss of
body heat.
What is a Quoit and Heaving line? - ✔✔A ring attached to a rope which is
used to rescue persons in the water
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Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Solved
Life Raft/ Coastal - ✔✔Designed for quick recovery
-No cover: one level; little survival equipment.
Life Rafts/ Offshore
46 CFR Sub. 160.151 - ✔✔Designed for longer term survival
-Double buoyancy tubes -Auto inflating canopy
-Stabilizing water pockets -Equipment required on offshore commercial
vessels. -For international voyages, must hold between 6-25 people.
Operating cord - ✔✔Used to inflate the life raft and as a painter line.
Water pockets - ✔✔Bags attached to bottom of life raft to stabilize, prevent
capsizing and reduce drift.
Jack knife - ✔✔Razor sharp knife with no point, located at the entrance of
the life raft.
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, How do you use an inflatable floor? - ✔✔Inflate when cold, deflate when
warm
How are recognition lights activated? - ✔✔They are normally water
activated and stay on for at least 24 hours.
What is the purpose of the equipment bag? - ✔✔To store all the life raft
equipment.
What is a righting strap for? - ✔✔Righting the raft if it's upside down or
capsized.
What is a rainwater catchment tube for? - ✔✔Catching rainwater on the life
raft.
What do you do when it starts raining on the life raft? - ✔✔Allow the first
few minutes of rain to wash away the salt before storing.
Purpose of the canopy? - ✔✔Used to protect passenger from weather.
What is the greatest hazard to someone on a life raft? - ✔✔The loss of
body heat.
What is a Quoit and Heaving line? - ✔✔A ring attached to a rope which is
used to rescue persons in the water
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©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
