LIFEBOATMAN EXAM - NO REPEATS |2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Kapok life preservers must have what? - (ANSWER)Vinyl- covered pad inserts
What is a sea anchor? - (ANSWER)A cone shaped bag used to slow down the wind drift effect.
What is the purpose of the air tanks in a lifeboat? - (ANSWER)To keep the boat afloat if flooded
Which data is not painted on the bow of a lifeboat?
a)Number of persons allowed
b)Name of the vessel
c)Weight of the boat
d)Port of registry - (ANSWER)c)Weight of the boat
What is the purpose of the limit switch on a gravity davits? - (ANSWER)To cut off power when the davits
are about 12 inches or more from the track safety stops.
When operating gravity davits, when and how far should they be hand cranked? - (ANSWER)Davits
should always be hand cranked the last 12 inches into the final stowed position.
When should tricing pendants be released? - (ANSWER)After loading the passengers
What are the lines that are passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding? -
(ANSWER)Frapping lines
What is the most common type of davits found on merchant ships today? - (ANSWER)Gravity Davits
On which type of davit does the davit head stay at the same height? - (ANSWER)Radial Davit
Which davit type may be operated by one man? - (ANSWER)Gravity Davit
,LIFEBOATMAN EXAM - NO REPEATS |2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of __. -
(ANSWER)6, based on the maximum working load.
When landing a lifeboat through heavy surf with a strong current running parallel to the beach (from
right to left when facing from seaward) what is the recommended procedure? - (ANSWER)Rig a drogue
with tripping line over the bow, back ashore with drogue tripped between breakers.
What should you do in order to launch a liferaft by hand? - (ANSWER)Throw the liferaft over the side
and pull the operating cord.
When should you operate the Rottmer releasing gear lever? - (ANSWER)When the lifeboat is
waterborne.
How often must the impulse- projected line throwing appliance be test fired? - (ANSWER)At the
Master's discretion
The capacity of any liferaft on board a vessel can be determined how? - (ANSWER)By examining the
plate on the outside of the raft container.
What is a precaution that should be taken when testing a line throwing gun? - (ANSWER)Never remove
the line from the rocket
Improper stowage/use of Kapok lifejackets includes: - (ANSWER)Stowing them near an open flame or
where smoking is permitted, using them as seats, pillows, or footrests, and leaving them out on open
decks.
Which statement is true concerning life preservers (Type 1 PFD's)?
a) Buoyant vests may be substituted for life jackets.
, LIFEBOATMAN EXAM - NO REPEATS |2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
b) Life preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water.
c) Life preservers must always be worn with the same side facing outwards to float properly.
d) Lightly stained or faded lifejackets will fail in the water and should not be used. - (ANSWER)b) Life
preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water.
With the exception of a USCG approved commercial hybrid PFD, which type of life preserver must be
carried for each person on board an uninspected passenger vessel? - (ANSWER)Type 1
How might an emergency sea anchor be constructed? - (ANSWER)It could be constructed using a boat
bucket, or and air tank filled with water, or an oar and canvas weighted down.
Due to the shape of the sea anchor, what is the best way to haul it back aboard? - (ANSWER)By hauling
it by its trip line.
What is the purpose of the tripping line on a sea anchor? - (ANSWER)To aid in the sea anchor's recovery.
When a sea anchor for a lifeboat is rigged properly, it will do what? - (ANSWER)Help to prevent
broaching.
When a sea anchor is used in heavy surf, how is sternway checked? - (ANSWER)By slacking the tripping
line and towing the sea anchor by the holding line.
When you stream a sea anchor, you should make sure that the holding line is __. - (ANSWER)Long
enough to cause the pull to be more horizontal than downward.
You need to pull the sea anchor back aboard your liferaft. What part of the anchor do you pull on? -
(ANSWER)Trip Line
Spreading oil on the open sea has what effect? - (ANSWER)It prevents the wave crests from breaking.
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Kapok life preservers must have what? - (ANSWER)Vinyl- covered pad inserts
What is a sea anchor? - (ANSWER)A cone shaped bag used to slow down the wind drift effect.
What is the purpose of the air tanks in a lifeboat? - (ANSWER)To keep the boat afloat if flooded
Which data is not painted on the bow of a lifeboat?
a)Number of persons allowed
b)Name of the vessel
c)Weight of the boat
d)Port of registry - (ANSWER)c)Weight of the boat
What is the purpose of the limit switch on a gravity davits? - (ANSWER)To cut off power when the davits
are about 12 inches or more from the track safety stops.
When operating gravity davits, when and how far should they be hand cranked? - (ANSWER)Davits
should always be hand cranked the last 12 inches into the final stowed position.
When should tricing pendants be released? - (ANSWER)After loading the passengers
What are the lines that are passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding? -
(ANSWER)Frapping lines
What is the most common type of davits found on merchant ships today? - (ANSWER)Gravity Davits
On which type of davit does the davit head stay at the same height? - (ANSWER)Radial Davit
Which davit type may be operated by one man? - (ANSWER)Gravity Davit
,LIFEBOATMAN EXAM - NO REPEATS |2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of __. -
(ANSWER)6, based on the maximum working load.
When landing a lifeboat through heavy surf with a strong current running parallel to the beach (from
right to left when facing from seaward) what is the recommended procedure? - (ANSWER)Rig a drogue
with tripping line over the bow, back ashore with drogue tripped between breakers.
What should you do in order to launch a liferaft by hand? - (ANSWER)Throw the liferaft over the side
and pull the operating cord.
When should you operate the Rottmer releasing gear lever? - (ANSWER)When the lifeboat is
waterborne.
How often must the impulse- projected line throwing appliance be test fired? - (ANSWER)At the
Master's discretion
The capacity of any liferaft on board a vessel can be determined how? - (ANSWER)By examining the
plate on the outside of the raft container.
What is a precaution that should be taken when testing a line throwing gun? - (ANSWER)Never remove
the line from the rocket
Improper stowage/use of Kapok lifejackets includes: - (ANSWER)Stowing them near an open flame or
where smoking is permitted, using them as seats, pillows, or footrests, and leaving them out on open
decks.
Which statement is true concerning life preservers (Type 1 PFD's)?
a) Buoyant vests may be substituted for life jackets.
, LIFEBOATMAN EXAM - NO REPEATS |2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
b) Life preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water.
c) Life preservers must always be worn with the same side facing outwards to float properly.
d) Lightly stained or faded lifejackets will fail in the water and should not be used. - (ANSWER)b) Life
preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water.
With the exception of a USCG approved commercial hybrid PFD, which type of life preserver must be
carried for each person on board an uninspected passenger vessel? - (ANSWER)Type 1
How might an emergency sea anchor be constructed? - (ANSWER)It could be constructed using a boat
bucket, or and air tank filled with water, or an oar and canvas weighted down.
Due to the shape of the sea anchor, what is the best way to haul it back aboard? - (ANSWER)By hauling
it by its trip line.
What is the purpose of the tripping line on a sea anchor? - (ANSWER)To aid in the sea anchor's recovery.
When a sea anchor for a lifeboat is rigged properly, it will do what? - (ANSWER)Help to prevent
broaching.
When a sea anchor is used in heavy surf, how is sternway checked? - (ANSWER)By slacking the tripping
line and towing the sea anchor by the holding line.
When you stream a sea anchor, you should make sure that the holding line is __. - (ANSWER)Long
enough to cause the pull to be more horizontal than downward.
You need to pull the sea anchor back aboard your liferaft. What part of the anchor do you pull on? -
(ANSWER)Trip Line
Spreading oil on the open sea has what effect? - (ANSWER)It prevents the wave crests from breaking.
