USCG Lifeboatman Exam Questions and Answers with complete solution

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USCG Lifeboatman Exam Questions and Answers with complete solution Kapok life preservers must have what? ✔✔ Vinyl- covered pad inserts What is a sea anchor? ✔✔ A cone shaped bag used to ... slow down the wind drift effect. What is the purpose of the air tanks in a lifeboat? ✔✔ 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 ✔✔ c)Weight of the boat What is the purpose of the limit switch on a gravity davits? ✔✔ 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? ✔✔ Davits should always be hand cranked the last 12 inches into the final stowed position. When should tricing pendants be released? ✔✔ After loading the passengers What are the lines that are passed around the falls to hold the boat while passengers are boarding? ✔✔ Frapping lines What is the most common type of davits found on merchant ships today? ✔✔ Gravity Davits On which type of davit does the davit head stay at the same height? ✔✔ Radial Davit Which davit type may be operated by one man? ✔✔ Gravity Davit Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of __. ✔✔ 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? ✔✔ 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? ✔✔ Throw the liferaft over the side and pull the operating cord. When should you operate the Rottmer releasing gear lever? ✔✔ When the lifeboat is waterborne. How often must the impulse- projected line throwing appliance be test fired? ✔✔ At the Master's discretion The capacity of any liferaft on board a vessel can be determined how? ✔✔ 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? ✔✔ Never remove the line from the rocket Improper stowage/use of Kapok lifejackets includes: ✔✔ 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. 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. ✔✔ b) Life preservers are designed to turn an unconscious person's face clear of the water. [Show More]

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