LIFEBOATMAN EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. The lights on the outside of the canopy of an inflatable liferaft operate _____.
Answer:
Automatically when the raft is inflated
Question:
2. While adrift in an inflatable liferaft in hot, tropical weather _______.
Answer:
Deflating the floor panels may help to cool personnel
Question:
3. When hoisting a boat on gravity type davits using an electric motor driven winch, the davit arms should
be brought up _________.
Answer:
Until just before they make contact with the limit switch, and then hand cranked to their final position
Question:
4. What is the purpose of tricing pendants?
Answer:
They hold the lifeboat alongside the embarkation deck
Question:
5. Spreading oil on the open sea has the effect of _______.
Answer:
Preventing the wave crests from breaking
Question:
6. The painter on the rigid liferaft must have a length sufficient to reach the lightest waterline plus an
additional _____.
Answer:
20-meters (66 feet)
Question:
7. With the air supply on, the air pressure in an enclosed lifeboats will be _______.
Answer:
Greater than outside air pressure
Question:
8. A fully loaded motor-propelled lifeboat must be capable of attaining a speed of at least ______.
Answer:
6 knots in smooth water
, Question:
9. When you are firing a pyrotechnic distress signal, it should be aimed at _____.
Answer:
About 60 degrees above the horizon
Question:
10. The purpose for the bag or box on top of some survival craft is to ______.
Answer:
Right the craft in case of capsizing
Question:
11. The maximum speed of lowering for a lifeboat on gravity davits is controlled by the ______.
Answer:
Governor brake
Question:
12. Which of the following steps should normally be taken first by those who have boarded a liferaft in an
emergency situation?
Answer:
Search for survivors
Question:
13. The painter on a life float or buoyant apparatus shall ______.
Answer:
All of the above (have a minimum breaking strength of 3,000 lbs. if the capacity of the lifesaving gear is
50 persons or greater, be resistant to ultraviolet sunlight deterioration, be stowed to pay out freely if the
vessel sinks
Question:
14. Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of ______.
Answer:
6, based on the maximum working load
Question:
15. An "on-load" release system on a survival craft means the cable can be released ______.
Answer:
At any time
Question:
16. What is the international distress frequency for radio telephones?
Answer:
2182 kHz
Question:
17. When a helicopter is lifting personnel from a survival craft, the other individuals in the craft should?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. The lights on the outside of the canopy of an inflatable liferaft operate _____.
Answer:
Automatically when the raft is inflated
Question:
2. While adrift in an inflatable liferaft in hot, tropical weather _______.
Answer:
Deflating the floor panels may help to cool personnel
Question:
3. When hoisting a boat on gravity type davits using an electric motor driven winch, the davit arms should
be brought up _________.
Answer:
Until just before they make contact with the limit switch, and then hand cranked to their final position
Question:
4. What is the purpose of tricing pendants?
Answer:
They hold the lifeboat alongside the embarkation deck
Question:
5. Spreading oil on the open sea has the effect of _______.
Answer:
Preventing the wave crests from breaking
Question:
6. The painter on the rigid liferaft must have a length sufficient to reach the lightest waterline plus an
additional _____.
Answer:
20-meters (66 feet)
Question:
7. With the air supply on, the air pressure in an enclosed lifeboats will be _______.
Answer:
Greater than outside air pressure
Question:
8. A fully loaded motor-propelled lifeboat must be capable of attaining a speed of at least ______.
Answer:
6 knots in smooth water
, Question:
9. When you are firing a pyrotechnic distress signal, it should be aimed at _____.
Answer:
About 60 degrees above the horizon
Question:
10. The purpose for the bag or box on top of some survival craft is to ______.
Answer:
Right the craft in case of capsizing
Question:
11. The maximum speed of lowering for a lifeboat on gravity davits is controlled by the ______.
Answer:
Governor brake
Question:
12. Which of the following steps should normally be taken first by those who have boarded a liferaft in an
emergency situation?
Answer:
Search for survivors
Question:
13. The painter on a life float or buoyant apparatus shall ______.
Answer:
All of the above (have a minimum breaking strength of 3,000 lbs. if the capacity of the lifesaving gear is
50 persons or greater, be resistant to ultraviolet sunlight deterioration, be stowed to pay out freely if the
vessel sinks
Question:
14. Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of ______.
Answer:
6, based on the maximum working load
Question:
15. An "on-load" release system on a survival craft means the cable can be released ______.
Answer:
At any time
Question:
16. What is the international distress frequency for radio telephones?
Answer:
2182 kHz
Question:
17. When a helicopter is lifting personnel from a survival craft, the other individuals in the craft should?
