LIFEBOATMAN LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft. How much water per day
should you permit each occupant to drink after the first 24 hours?
A. 1 can
B. 1 pint
C. 1 quart
D. 1 gallon - ✔✔A
✔✔Once you have established the daily ration of drinking water in a survival situation,
how should you drink it?
A. Small sips at regular intervals during the day
B. The complete daily ration at one time during the day
C. One-third the daily ration three times daily
D. Small sips only after sunset - ✔✔B
✔✔Seawater may be used for drinking __________.
A. at a maximum rate of two ounces per day
B. after mixing with an equal quantity of fresh water
C. if gathered during or immediately after a hard rain
D. under no conditions - ✔✔C
✔✔Drinking salt water will __________.
A. protect against heat cramps
B. prevent seasickness
C. be safe if mixed with fresh water
D. dehydrate you - ✔✔D
✔✔After abandoning a vessel, water that is consumed within the first 24 hours will
__________.
A. pass through the body with little absorbed by the system
B. help to prevent fatigue
C. quench thirst for only 2 hours
D. help to prevent seasickness - ✔✔A
✔✔In the first 24 hours after abandoning a vessel, water should be given only to
personnel who are __________.
A. thirsty
B. sick or injured
C. wet
D. awake - ✔✔B
✔✔When should you first have any food or water after boarding a lifeboat or liferaft?
, A. After 12 hours
B. After 24 hours
C. Within 48 hours
D. Some food and water should be consumed immediately and then not until 48 hours
later - ✔✔B
✔✔If you have to jump in the water when abandoning ship, your legs should be
__________.
A. spread apart as far as possible
B. held as tightly against you chest as possible
C. in a kneeling position
D. extended straight down and crossed at the ankles - ✔✔D
✔✔When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height without
a life jacket, you should __________.
A. dive head first, using your hands to break the surface of the water
B. hold your arms firmly at your sides and jump feet first
C. jump feet first, covering your nose and mouth with one hand and grasping the
opposing upper arm with the other
D. jump feet first, holding your knees to your chest - ✔✔C
✔✔If you must jump from a MODU, your posture should include __________.
A. holding down the life preserver against the chest with one arm crossing the other,
covering the mouth and nose with a hand, and feet together
B. knees bent and held close to the body with both arms around legs
C. body straight and arms held tightly at the sides for feet first entry into the water
D. both hands holding the life preserver below the chin, with knees bent, and legs
crossed - ✔✔A
✔✔In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or
liferaft should enter the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is burning oil on the water
B. there is a rescue craft in the area
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - ✔✔A
✔✔In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or
liferaft should enter the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is a rescue craft in the area
B. there is hydrogen sulfide present
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - ✔✔B
✔✔In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or
liferaft should enter the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔You have abandoned ship and are in charge of a liferaft. How much water per day
should you permit each occupant to drink after the first 24 hours?
A. 1 can
B. 1 pint
C. 1 quart
D. 1 gallon - ✔✔A
✔✔Once you have established the daily ration of drinking water in a survival situation,
how should you drink it?
A. Small sips at regular intervals during the day
B. The complete daily ration at one time during the day
C. One-third the daily ration three times daily
D. Small sips only after sunset - ✔✔B
✔✔Seawater may be used for drinking __________.
A. at a maximum rate of two ounces per day
B. after mixing with an equal quantity of fresh water
C. if gathered during or immediately after a hard rain
D. under no conditions - ✔✔C
✔✔Drinking salt water will __________.
A. protect against heat cramps
B. prevent seasickness
C. be safe if mixed with fresh water
D. dehydrate you - ✔✔D
✔✔After abandoning a vessel, water that is consumed within the first 24 hours will
__________.
A. pass through the body with little absorbed by the system
B. help to prevent fatigue
C. quench thirst for only 2 hours
D. help to prevent seasickness - ✔✔A
✔✔In the first 24 hours after abandoning a vessel, water should be given only to
personnel who are __________.
A. thirsty
B. sick or injured
C. wet
D. awake - ✔✔B
✔✔When should you first have any food or water after boarding a lifeboat or liferaft?
, A. After 12 hours
B. After 24 hours
C. Within 48 hours
D. Some food and water should be consumed immediately and then not until 48 hours
later - ✔✔B
✔✔If you have to jump in the water when abandoning ship, your legs should be
__________.
A. spread apart as far as possible
B. held as tightly against you chest as possible
C. in a kneeling position
D. extended straight down and crossed at the ankles - ✔✔D
✔✔When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height without
a life jacket, you should __________.
A. dive head first, using your hands to break the surface of the water
B. hold your arms firmly at your sides and jump feet first
C. jump feet first, covering your nose and mouth with one hand and grasping the
opposing upper arm with the other
D. jump feet first, holding your knees to your chest - ✔✔C
✔✔If you must jump from a MODU, your posture should include __________.
A. holding down the life preserver against the chest with one arm crossing the other,
covering the mouth and nose with a hand, and feet together
B. knees bent and held close to the body with both arms around legs
C. body straight and arms held tightly at the sides for feet first entry into the water
D. both hands holding the life preserver below the chin, with knees bent, and legs
crossed - ✔✔A
✔✔In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or
liferaft should enter the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is burning oil on the water
B. there is a rescue craft in the area
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - ✔✔A
✔✔In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or
liferaft should enter the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
A. there is a rescue craft in the area
B. there is hydrogen sulfide present
C. water temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
D. a rigid survival craft is in the area - ✔✔B
✔✔In evacuation from a MODU, an individual without the option of a survival craft or
liferaft should enter the water on the leeward side, except when __________.
