Lifeboat Survival Craft: Procedures and Equipment (Review Flashcards)

Flashcards covering lifeboat, survival craft, and emergency procedures from the lecture notes.

What is the compass error called when metal objects near your compass affect your heading?

Deviation

Deviation also changes with the __?

Vessel's heading

When not using your compass, what should you do with it?

Take it out of the sun; stow out of direct sunlight

Life rafts must be approved by what facility and inspected how often?

US Coast Guard approved facilities, and inspected annually

Where is the capacity of a life raft located on its shell?

On the life raft container placard or sticker

How long should you wait for the cement to dry when using a life raft repair kit?

24 hours

What is automatically set in place when the life raft is launched?

Canopy

What is installed in the raft tubes to vent excess gas or pressure?

Pressure release valves

What is installed inside and outside of a raft?

Life lines

When manually launching a life raft, on which side of the ship should you launch?

On the leeward side

During the day, which side of the life raft would you swim to find the righting strap?

The side marked 'right here'

In the evening/night, what does the notes say about where to swim to locate CO2 or other safety features?

(Night) swim to the CO2 label/marker; inside life lines are used to steady survivors

What can attract sharks at a distance?

Vibrations and odors

Drills required by US law are necessary to increase what?

Proficiency and ability to survive

What can wrap around a ship's shaft and propeller and cause it to lose propulsion?

Tow lines

What three things can you find on a station bill?

Alarm signals, instructions, emergency duties

Who is overall responsible for the crew's safety and drills?

Master/Captain

Capacity of a lifeboat—how is it determined?

The capacity is determined by the number of certified lifeboatmen

When we have a man overboard, what are the first two steps to call it out?

Shout 'man overboard' and indicate which side

When recovering a man overboard, on which side of the boat will the coxswain place the person?

The leeward side

Signs for hypothermia could be what coloration of the skin and lips?

Blue

During hypothermia, if the body becomes stiff or uncoordinated, what could the appearance reflect?

Drunk or drunken appearance

What is broaching, in relation to life on the sea?

Broaching is when you are sideways to the wind and seas

At what degree angle should you move your life boat in heavy seas to have the wind and tide on either side of your bow?

30-40 degrees

Why do we wait 24 hours before drinking water aboard our survival craft?

Your body will become more dry, which will allow you to absorb water when you drink

Your emergency provisions are highly concentrated of which two things?

Carbohydrates and vitamins

Because fish and birds are rich in salt and protein, what must you use with them?

More water is needed to digest them

What is a way to catch flying fish?

Shine your light on the side of your craft or through a white cloth to simulate the moon

When beaching a lifeboat or life raft, where should you rig your sea anchor?

Off the bow; the stern is pointed toward the beach

With your sea anchor off the bow, when are you tripping the sea anchor?

Rig the sea anchor between the breakers and slack off the tripping line to steady the boat during the wave crest

Are radios stored in areas where they can be quickly brought to the survival craft and how often must they be tested?

Monthly

How often do you test SART or replace it?

Based on the manufacturer date

What is the international distress call over a radio?

Mayday Mayday Mayday Channel 16

What is Channel 6 used for?

Search and rescue

What SOLAS class EPIRB must ships carry on board?

Class 1

Where is the EPIRB normally located?

Fly bridge or bridge wing

EPIRBs are tested how often and must transmit for how many hours?

Monthly; 48 hours

To identify a SART on a radar, what will it show that is being picked up?

A series of 12 blips or dots

What does a SART give you to know it is being picked up?

Beeps and/or flash (or both)

What is the best signal to use during the day?

Orange smoke signal

At night, which Morse code letters should you use to indicate danger and left/right options?

S for danger; L for left; R for right

When using pyrotechnics, where should they be fired?

Downwind at the leeward side at 60 degrees above the horizon

Where is the rescue swing placed during hoisting?

Over the body and under the armpits

What is used to hoist those with serious injuries or who cannot walk?

Stokes litter

When the helicopter is lowering the load, what should you do first?

Let it ground itself to avoid static shock

What three items should be stowed before the helicopter arrives?

Loose gear, antenna wires, awnings

What is the name of the middle row of metal plating on the sides of a lifeboat?

Bilge strake

What is the safety switch called that shuts off power to the winch?

Emergency disconnect switch

What are installed inside your lifeboat to allow water to reach the boat drain?

Limber holes

What is the bottom row of plating next to the keel called?

Garboard strake

What are the wire ropes used to secure the lifeboat to the cradle called?

Gripes

What is a short line used for fastening or holding something?

Lanyard

What lines are made of 3/8 inch diameter manila?

Life lines

All pyrotechnics are approved for how many years from the date of manufacture?

Three

What is the first row of plating just below the gunwales called?

Sheer strake

Lifeboats are not approved to carry more than how many passengers?

150

Passenger ships are required to have how many seats per passenger?

1

Cargo ships are required to have how many seats per person?

2 per person

Crew members must board a lifeboat in how many minutes or less?

3 minutes

What are designed to automatically close if the boat capsizes in a lifeboat?

Ventilators

How long does the air supply last inside your lifeboat with compressed air?

10 minutes

How long does your fire suppression system last in a lifeboat?

8 minutes

What is the fire suppression system designed to do?

Keeps your entire survival craft wet

How many passengers are rescue boats capable of carrying?

5 seated passengers plus a person lying on a stretcher

Lifeboats are accommodated no more than how many persons?

150

What is considered the primary life saving equipment on board ships?

Life boats

What is the furthest aft seating area called in an open life boat?

Stern sheet

Where does the coxswain also seat?

Stern sheet

Drains onboard the lifeboat should be kept ____ at all times to ensure they function properly?

Cleaned

Lifelines must be a size and strength of no less than what?

3/8ths inch manila line

Open lifeboats are typically fitted with what to provide steering?

Unbalanced rudder

Many lifeboats are equipped with what kind of engine?

Diesel engine

A class one motor lifeboat with compression ignition engine is capable of being started in all conditions and has efficient fuel for how many hours of operation?

24 hours

What is secured to the fore and aft of your lifeboat and secured by lanyards?

Hatchets

The painter must be at least what distance from the ship's light water line and stowage position?

Twice the distance between the stowed position and the light water line or 15 meters whichever is greater

Provisions provide you with how many kilojoules?

10,000

Where are they kept in your life boat?

In an airtight packaging in a watertight locker

Describe broaching:

Turning sideways to the wind and seas

What is the line that you heave around on to pull in your sea anchor?

Tripping line

What kit is provided for all motor propelled life boats for minor adjustments to the lifeboat engine?

Tool kit

How many liters of water is provided on a life boat?

3 on a life boat, 1.5 on a life raft

How often should the water be replaced?

5 years

What are ship's passengers required to do during drills?

Don PFD, and go to the muster station at the designated survival craft

Each lifeboat must be released in the water every how many months?

3

All parts requiring regular maintenance by the ship's crew will be stored how?

Readily accessible and easily maintained

How often must the wire rope falls be replaced?

Every 5 years

Blocks and falls used as lifeboat gear must be designed with a minimum safety factor of ___ based on the maximum working load.

Six

What is installed on the release hooks to help negate accidental slippage of fall block rings?

Preventer bars

The davit span is a length of wire between the tops of 2 davit arms. What is installed on your davit span for open life rope lowering?

Manropes

What are the name of the fiber ropes that are passed around the falls to help control the swinging of the life boat?

Frapping lines

In heavy seas, at what degree should the frapping lines be placed fore and aft?

45 degrees

What is installed on a winch to automatically control lowering speed?

Governor brake (120 feet per minute maximum lowering rate)

What is attached to the fore end of a lifeboat to allow casting off of painter? What is the most forward inward thwart attached with on an open life boat?

Painter release device forward end; forward inward thwart attached with toggle

In launching or recovering a lifeboat, the opposite end of a sea painter is what of all obstructions on a ship?

Lead forward and outboard

What are the 2 types of mechanical davits?

Quadrantal and sheath screw

What are the 2 types of sheath screw davits?

Straight boom and crescent

The head of the davit arms on a radial davit swing in what motion?

Horizontal arcs

What kind of davit is cranked outboard by a large vertical screw with metal sheath enclosing the screw?

The sheath screw davit

The ship's master will ensure that the emergency disconnection switches are inspected how many months?

3 months

What are used to pull the boat to the ship's side of the embarkation deck?

Tricing pins