🔍 Key Concepts

• Wind and sea conditions when maneuvering a small survival craft near a person in the water • How drift and loss of control affect safety when approaching a person in the water • Risks of propeller injury and collision when using power near a person overboard

💭 Think About

• How does the direction of the wind affect the boat’s ability to control its position next to a person in the water? • Which option minimizes the risk of the craft drifting over or away from the person in the water? • Which choices clearly increase danger to the person in the water due to speed or loss of control?

✅ Before You Answer

• Eliminate any options that involve excessive speed close to a person in the water • Consider how wind and waves will carry both the survival craft and the person in the water • Think about standard man overboard recovery practices used in small boats and survival craft