SOLAS Quiz 6 with complete solution; 2023 update

SOLAS Quiz 6 with complete solution; 2023 update After abandoning ship which action should be taken IMMEDIATELY upon entering a liferaft? A. Open equipment pack. B. Issue anti-seasickness medicine. C. Get clear of ...

SOLAS Quiz 6 with complete solution; 2023 update After abandoning ship which action should be taken IMMEDIATELY upon entering a liferaft? A. Open equipment pack. B. Issue anti-seasickness medicine. C. Get clear of the ship. D. Dry the liferaft floor and inflate. ✔Ans✔ C You board an inflatable liferaft that has been hand launched from a sinking vessel. What should you do FIRST after everyone is onboard the liferaft? A. Cut the painter. B. Operate the radio equipment. C. Open the equipment pack. D. Ventilate the liferaft of CO2. ✔Ans✔ A You have hand launched an inflatable liferaft. What should be one of your FIRST actions after all persons have boarded the liferaft? A. Open the equipment pack. B. Inflate the liferaft floor. C. Decide on food and water rations. D. Cut the sea painter and clear the vessel. ✔Ans✔ D Your ship is sinking rapidly. A container containing an inflatable liferaft has bobbed to the surface upon functioning of the hydrostatic release. What action should you take? A. Cut the painter line so it will not pull the liferaft container down. B. Swim away from the container so you will not be in danger as it goes down. C. Take no action because the painter will cause the liferaft to inflate and open the container. D. Manually open the container and inflate the liferaft with the hand pump. ✔Ans✔ C What is one of the FIRST things you would do on boarding an inflatable liferaft? A. Open equipment pack. B. Post a lookout. C. Issue anti-seasickness medicine. D. Pick up other survivors. ✔Ans✔ D Which of the following steps should normally be taken first by those who have boarded a liferaft in an emergency situation? A. Ration food and water supplies B. Search for survivors C. Determine position and closes point of land D. Check pyrotechnic supplies ✔Ans✔ B You have abandoned your vessel. Your are in a liferaft and have cleared away from the vessel. One of your FIRST actions should be to __________. A. take measures to maintain morale B. prepare and use radio equipment C. identify the person in charge of liferaft D. search for survivors ✔Ans✔ D If an inflatable liferaft inflates upside down, you can right it by __________. A. pushing up on one side B. standing on the CO2 bottle, holding the bottom straps, and throwing your weight backwards C. getting at least three or four men to push down on the side containing the CO2 cylinder D. do nothing; it will right itself after the canopy supports inflate ✔Ans✔ B To turn over an inflatable liferaft that is upside down, you should pull on the __________. A. canopy B. manropes C. sea painter D. righting lines ✔Ans✔ D If more than one liferaft is manned after the vessel has sunk, __________. A. each raft should go in a different direction in search of land B. the possibility of a search aircraft finding you is increased by spreading out C. reduce the number of liferafts by getting as many people as possible into as few rafts as possible D. tie each of the rafts together and try to stay in a single group ✔Ans✔ D If you are forced to abandon ship in a liferaft, your course of action should be to __________. A. remain in the immediate vicinity B. head for the nearest land C. head for the closest sea-lanes D. let the persons in the boat vote on what to do ✔Ans✔ A When a ship is abandoned and there are several liferafts in the water, one of the FIRST things to be done is __________. A. separate the rafts as much as possible to increase chances of detection B. transfer all supplies to one raft C. transfer all the injured to one raft D. secure the rafts together to keep them from drifting apart ✔Ans✔ D Inflatable liferafts are less maneuverable than lifeboats due to their __________. A. shape B. shallow draft C. large sail area D. All of the above ✔Ans✔ D If your liferaft is to leeward of a fire on the water, you should FIRST __________. A. cut the line to the sea anchor B. paddle away from the fire C. splash water over the liferaft to cool it D. get out of the raft and swim to safety ✔Ans✔ A When using the rainwater collection tubes of a liferaft, the FIRST collection should be __________. A. passed around so all can drink B. poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy C. saved to be used at a later time D. used to boil food ✔Ans✔ B