LIFEBOATMAN EXAM - NO REPEATS |2025/2026
LATEST UPDATE | 465 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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The safety of life at sea convention was developed by the: Answer -
International Maritime Organization
SOLAS requires a lifesaving training manual be provided in each crew cabin or
in the: Answer - recreation and messrooms
The most important reason for taking anti-seasickness pills as soon as possible
after entering a liferaft is to Answer - prevent loss of body moisture by
vomiting
One of the first actions to be taken by survivors when they have boarded an
inflatable is to Answer - take an antiseasickness pill
When collecting condensation for drinking water, Answer - a sponge used to
mop up ad store condensation must be kept salt free
When using the rain water collection tubes on a liferaft, the first collection
should be: Answer - poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy
,Which statement concerning the sources of drinking water is false? Answer -
Fresh water may be obtained from fish
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? Answer
- 1 pint
Once you have established the daily ration of drinking water in a survival
situation, how should you drink it? Answer - One-third the daily ration three
times daily
Seawater may be used for drinking: Answer - under no conditions
Drinking salt water will Answer - dehydrate you
After abandoning a vessel, water that is consumed within the first 24 hours will
Answer - pass through the body with little absorbed by the system
In the first 24 hours after abandoning a vessel, water should be given only to
personnel who are Answer - sick or injured
When should you first have any food or water after boarding a lifeboat or
liferaft? Answer - After 24 hours
If you have to jump in the water when abandoning ship, your legs should be
Answer - extended straight down and crossed at the ankles
When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height
without a life jacket, you should Answer - jump feet first, covering your nose
and mouth with one hand grasping the opposing upper arm with the other
,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 Answer -
there is burning oil/hydrogen sulfide present/there is a severe list to the
windward side of the MODU
If there are a number of survivors in the water after abandoning ship, they
should Answer - form a small circular group to create a warmer pocket of
water in the center of the circle
When a helicopter is lifting personnel from an enclosed lifeboat, the other
individuals in the boat should Answer - remain seated inside to provide body
weight for stability
You are involved in an emergency landing of a helicopter on the water. You
should inflate your life jacket Answer - after exiting clear of the helicopter
A person has fallen overboard and is being picked up with a lifeboat. If the
person appears in danger of drowning, the lifeboat should make Answer - the
most direct approach
When a man who is conscious has fallen overboard is being picked up by a
lifeboat, the boat should approach with the wind Answer - just off the bow
and the victim to leeward
You are approaching a disabled vessel in order to remove survivors from it. If
your vessel drifts faster than the disabled vessel, how should you make your
approach? Answer - To windward side of the disabled vessel
You are on 165 foot (50.3 meters) long vessel with a draft of 9 feet (2.7 meters)
and twin screws. Which statement about rescuing a survivor in the water with
, ship pickup is true? Answer - A pickup off the weather bow gives maximum
maneuverability with the least possibility of injury to the man
When transferring survivors from an enclosed lifeboat to a rescue vessel,
personnel on board the boat should Answer - remain seated inside and make
the transfer one person at a time
You are proceeding to a distress site and expect large numbers of people in the
water. Which statement is true? Answer - An inflatable liferaft secured
alongside can be an effective boarding station for transfer of survivors from the
boats.
When a rescue vessel approaches a survival craft in heavy seas, the person in
charge of the survival craft should Answer - wait for calmer weather before
transferring personnel
You are proceeding to a distress site. The survivors are in liferafts. What will
make your ship more visible to the survivors? Answer - Turning on all available
deck lights at night
You are proceeding to a distress site where the survivors are in liferafts. Which
action will assist in making your vessel more visible to the survivors? Answer -
Making smoke in daylight
On which type davit does the davit head stay at the same height? Answer -
radial
Which type of davit is not considered to be a mechanical davit? Answer - radial
LATEST UPDATE | 465 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
The safety of life at sea convention was developed by the: Answer -
International Maritime Organization
SOLAS requires a lifesaving training manual be provided in each crew cabin or
in the: Answer - recreation and messrooms
The most important reason for taking anti-seasickness pills as soon as possible
after entering a liferaft is to Answer - prevent loss of body moisture by
vomiting
One of the first actions to be taken by survivors when they have boarded an
inflatable is to Answer - take an antiseasickness pill
When collecting condensation for drinking water, Answer - a sponge used to
mop up ad store condensation must be kept salt free
When using the rain water collection tubes on a liferaft, the first collection
should be: Answer - poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy
,Which statement concerning the sources of drinking water is false? Answer -
Fresh water may be obtained from fish
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? Answer
- 1 pint
Once you have established the daily ration of drinking water in a survival
situation, how should you drink it? Answer - One-third the daily ration three
times daily
Seawater may be used for drinking: Answer - under no conditions
Drinking salt water will Answer - dehydrate you
After abandoning a vessel, water that is consumed within the first 24 hours will
Answer - pass through the body with little absorbed by the system
In the first 24 hours after abandoning a vessel, water should be given only to
personnel who are Answer - sick or injured
When should you first have any food or water after boarding a lifeboat or
liferaft? Answer - After 24 hours
If you have to jump in the water when abandoning ship, your legs should be
Answer - extended straight down and crossed at the ankles
When abandoning ship and jumping into the water from a substantial height
without a life jacket, you should Answer - jump feet first, covering your nose
and mouth with one hand grasping the opposing upper arm with the other
,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 Answer -
there is burning oil/hydrogen sulfide present/there is a severe list to the
windward side of the MODU
If there are a number of survivors in the water after abandoning ship, they
should Answer - form a small circular group to create a warmer pocket of
water in the center of the circle
When a helicopter is lifting personnel from an enclosed lifeboat, the other
individuals in the boat should Answer - remain seated inside to provide body
weight for stability
You are involved in an emergency landing of a helicopter on the water. You
should inflate your life jacket Answer - after exiting clear of the helicopter
A person has fallen overboard and is being picked up with a lifeboat. If the
person appears in danger of drowning, the lifeboat should make Answer - the
most direct approach
When a man who is conscious has fallen overboard is being picked up by a
lifeboat, the boat should approach with the wind Answer - just off the bow
and the victim to leeward
You are approaching a disabled vessel in order to remove survivors from it. If
your vessel drifts faster than the disabled vessel, how should you make your
approach? Answer - To windward side of the disabled vessel
You are on 165 foot (50.3 meters) long vessel with a draft of 9 feet (2.7 meters)
and twin screws. Which statement about rescuing a survivor in the water with
, ship pickup is true? Answer - A pickup off the weather bow gives maximum
maneuverability with the least possibility of injury to the man
When transferring survivors from an enclosed lifeboat to a rescue vessel,
personnel on board the boat should Answer - remain seated inside and make
the transfer one person at a time
You are proceeding to a distress site and expect large numbers of people in the
water. Which statement is true? Answer - An inflatable liferaft secured
alongside can be an effective boarding station for transfer of survivors from the
boats.
When a rescue vessel approaches a survival craft in heavy seas, the person in
charge of the survival craft should Answer - wait for calmer weather before
transferring personnel
You are proceeding to a distress site. The survivors are in liferafts. What will
make your ship more visible to the survivors? Answer - Turning on all available
deck lights at night
You are proceeding to a distress site where the survivors are in liferafts. Which
action will assist in making your vessel more visible to the survivors? Answer -
Making smoke in daylight
On which type davit does the davit head stay at the same height? Answer -
radial
Which type of davit is not considered to be a mechanical davit? Answer - radial
