🔍 Key Concepts

• Basic damage control priorities in small survival craft • Order of actions when you see water in the bilge • Role of a bilge drain plug on a lifeboat

💭 Think About

• What is the simplest, quickest thing you can check or correct without moving people or abandoning the craft? • Before assuming structural damage like cracks, what common, simple cause of rising bilge water should you rule out? • In an emergency, why is it important to eliminate easy fixes before taking drastic actions like shifting people or abandoning the boat?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option addresses the most likely, easily corrected cause first • Avoid choices that are drastic compared to the information given in the question • Ask yourself which step is a normal first inspection item whenever you find water in the bottom of a small boat or lifeboat